Command R7B Arabic vs DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct comes out ahead, 72 to 65 and 58 on our weighted score, though Command R7B Arabic is 18% cheaper per token.
CohereCommand R7B Arabic
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.037 / $0.15
- Context128K
DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
58/100- ECI—
- Price$0.06 / $0.09
- Context131K
- Our pick
MicrosoftPhi-4-multimodal-instruct
72/100- ECI—
- Price$0.07 / $0.11
- Context131K
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is our pick
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Command R7B Arabic (65) and DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B (58). It leads on 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 priceCommand R7B ArabicCommand R7B Arabic $0.066 · DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B $0.068 · Phi-4-multimodal-instruct $0.08 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B and Phi-4-multimodal-instructDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B 131,072 · Phi-4-multimodal-instruct 131,072 · Command R7B Arabic 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsPhi-4-multimodal-instructCommand R7B Arabic: Text · DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B: Text · Phi-4-multimodal-instruct: Text, Images, Audio
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Command R7B Arabic | DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | Phi-4-multimodal-instruct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 98 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 10 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 58/100 | 72/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Command R7B ArabicCohere | DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BDeepSeek | Phi-4-multimodal-instructMicrosoft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 9.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 43.9% | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.037 (best) | $0.06 | $0.07 |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.09 (best) | $0.11 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.066 (best) | $0.068 | $0.08 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 4,000 tokens | 32,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | OpenMIT | OpenMIT |
| API model ID | command-r7b-arabic-02-2025 | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Feb 27, 2025 | May 29, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 1, 2024 | — | Jun 2024 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Command R7B Arabic$0.675
- DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B$0.78
- Phi-4-multimodal-instruct$0.92
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Command R7B Arabic, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Command R7B Arabic (65) and DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B (58). It leads on 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 R7B Arabic, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?
Command R7B Arabic is cheaper at $0.037 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B costs $0.06 input / $0.09 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Phi-4-multimodal-instruct costs $0.07 input / $0.11 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.066 per million tokens for Command R7B Arabic versus $0.068 for DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B (1× as much) and $0.08 for Phi-4-multimodal-instruct (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command R7B Arabic has not been scored yet, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B has not been scored yet and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command R7B Arabic, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct have the largest context windows (131,072 and 131,072 tokens), against 128,000 for Command R7B Arabic. Maximum output per response: Command R7B Arabic up to 4,000, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B up to 32,000, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Command R7B Arabic accepts text; DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B accepts text; Phi-4-multimodal-instruct accepts text, images and audio. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (MIT), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is the newest, released May 29, 2025. Command R7B Arabic came out Feb 27, 2025; Phi-4-multimodal-instruct came out Feb 26, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Command R7B Arabic Jun 1, 2024, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct Jun 2024.
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 Nov 2, 2026.
