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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Command A Plus vs Nex-N2-Pro vs Seed 2.1 Turbo

Seed 2.1 Turbo comes out ahead, 57 to 53 and 35 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Cohere

    Command A Plus

    Released May 20, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
  2. Nex AGI

    Nex-N2-Pro

    Released Jun 2, 2026

    53/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $2.50
    • Context262K
  3. Our pick

    ByteDance Seed

    Seed 2.1 Turbo

    Released Jun 23, 2026

    57/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.445 / $2.23
    • Context256K
01 — Verdict

Seed 2.1 Turbo is our pick

Seed 2.1 Turbo is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Nex-N2-Pro (53) and Command A Plus (35). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceSeed 2.1 TurboSeed 2.1 Turbo $0.891 · Nex-N2-Pro $1.00 · Command A Plus $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextNex-N2-ProNex-N2-Pro 262,144 · Seed 2.1 Turbo 256,000 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSeed 2.1 TurboCommand A Plus: Text, Images · Nex-N2-Pro: Text, Images · Seed 2.1 Turbo: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingCommand A Plus and Nex-N2-ProPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightCommand A PlusNex-N2-ProSeed 2.1 Turbo
Price50%195052
Inputs & features30%707080
Context window20%243736
Overall100%35/10053/10057/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. 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 Nex-N2-Pro vs Seed 2.1 Turbo specifications side by side
SpecificationCommand A PlusCohereNex-N2-ProNex AGISeed 2.1 TurboByteDance Seed
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50$0.50$0.445 (best)
Output$10.00$2.50$2.23 (best)
Cached input——$0.089
Blended (3:1)$4.38$1.00$0.891 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIMedian of 1 providersOfficial Volcengine Ark API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)256,000 tokens
Max output64,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)256,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoYes
ReasoningYesYesYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenProprietary
API model IDcommand-a-plus-05-2026—doubao-seed-2-1-turbo-260628
API providers114 (best)
ReleasedMay 20, 2026Jun 2, 2026Jun 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 1, 2025——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Command A Plus$45.00
  • Nex-N2-Pro$10.00
  • Seed 2.1 Turbo$8.91
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Command A Plus, Nex-N2-Pro or Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Seed 2.1 Turbo is the better all-round choice, scoring 57/100 against Nex-N2-Pro (53) and Command A Plus (35). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Command A Plus, Nex-N2-Pro or Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Seed 2.1 Turbo is cheaper at $0.445 input / $2.23 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). Nex-N2-Pro costs $0.50 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Command A Plus costs $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 $0.891 per million tokens for Seed 2.1 Turbo versus $1.00 for Nex-N2-Pro (1.1× as much) and $4.38 for Command A Plus (4.9× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command A Plus has not been scored yet, Nex-N2-Pro has not been scored yet and Seed 2.1 Turbo has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A Plus, Nex-N2-Pro and Seed 2.1 Turbo yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Nex-N2-Pro has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Seed 2.1 Turbo and 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Command A Plus up to 64,000, Nex-N2-Pro up to 262,144, Seed 2.1 Turbo up to 256,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Command A Plus accepts text and images; Nex-N2-Pro accepts text and images; Seed 2.1 Turbo accepts text, images and video. Seed 2.1 Turbo handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Command A Plus and Nex-N2-Pro publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.1 Turbo is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Seed 2.1 Turbo is the newest, released Jun 23, 2026. Nex-N2-Pro came out Jun 2, 2026; Command A Plus came out May 20, 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.