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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Command A Plus vs MiniCPM5-1B

Command A Plus comes out ahead, 52 to 31 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Cohere

    Command A Plus

    Released May 20, 2026

    52/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Command A Plus

  2. OpenBMB

    MiniCPM5-1B

    Released May 19, 2026

    31/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove MiniCPM5-1B

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01 — Verdict

Command A Plus is our pick

Command A Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against MiniCPM5-1B (31). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceCommand A PlusCommand A Plus $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · MiniCPM5-1B unpriced
  • Longest contextMiniCPM5-1BMiniCPM5-1B 131,072 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsCommand A PlusCommand A Plus: Text, Images · MiniCPM5-1B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightCommand A PlusMiniCPM5-1B
Inputs & features60%7035
Context window40%2424
Overall100%52/10031/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Command A Plus vs MiniCPM5-1B specifications side by side
SpecificationCommand A PlusCohereMiniCPM5-1BOpenBMB
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50—
Output$10.00—
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$4.38—
Long-context rateSame rate—
Price sourceOfficial Cohere API—
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output64,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenapache-2.0
API model IDcommand-a-plus-05-2026—
API providers1—
ReleasedMay 20, 2026May 19, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 1, 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Command A Plus$45.00
  • MiniCPM5-1B—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Command A Plus or MiniCPM5-1B?

Command A Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against MiniCPM5-1B (31). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Command A Plus or MiniCPM5-1B?

Command A Plus is cheaper at $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $4.38 per million tokens for Command A Plus versus . MiniCPM5-1B has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Command A Plus has not been scored yet and MiniCPM5-1B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A Plus and MiniCPM5-1B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

MiniCPM5-1B has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Command A Plus up to 64,000, MiniCPM5-1B up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Command A Plus accepts text and images; MiniCPM5-1B accepts text. Command A Plus handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Command A Plus is the newest, released May 20, 2026. MiniCPM5-1B came out May 19, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

05 — Keep comparing

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