Command R7B vs Nova Lite vs Qwen-VL OCR
Nova Lite comes out ahead, 75 to 65 and 55 on our weighted score, though Command R7B is 38% cheaper per token.
CohereCommand R7B
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.037 / $0.15
- Context128K
- Our pick
AmazonNova Lite
75/100- ECI—
- Price$0.06 / $0.24
- Context300K
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-VL OCR
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.07 / $0.16
- Context34K
Nova Lite is our pick
Nova Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 75/100 against Command R7B (65) and Qwen-VL OCR (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Command R7B wins on price. 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 R7BCommand R7B $0.066 · Qwen-VL OCR $0.092 · Nova Lite $0.105 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNova LiteNova Lite 300,000 · Command R7B 128,000 · Qwen-VL OCR 34,096 tokens
- Widest inputsNova LiteCommand R7B: Text · Nova Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Qwen-VL OCR: Text, Images
- Self-hostingCommand R7BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Command R7B | Nova Lite | Qwen-VL OCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 92 | 95 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 70 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 39 | 1 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 75/100 | 55/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Command R7BCohere | Nova LiteAmazon | Qwen-VL OCRAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.037 (best) | $0.06 | $0.07 |
| Output | $0.15 (best) | $0.24 | $0.16 |
| Cached input | — | $0.015 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.066 (best) | $0.105 | $0.092 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Official Amazon Bedrock API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 300,000 tokens (best) | 34,096 tokens |
| Max output | 4,000 tokens | 10,000 tokens (best) | 4,096 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | command-r7b-12-2024 | amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 | qwen-vl-ocr |
| API providers | 6 | 8 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 1, 2024 | Oct 2024 | Apr 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Command R7B$0.675
- Nova Lite$1.08
- Qwen-VL OCR$1.02
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Command R7B, Nova Lite or Qwen-VL OCR?
Nova Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 75/100 against Command R7B (65) and Qwen-VL OCR (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Command R7B wins on price. 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, Nova Lite or Qwen-VL OCR?
Command R7B is cheaper at $0.037 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Qwen-VL OCR costs $0.07 input / $0.16 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price); Nova Lite costs $0.06 input / $0.24 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.066 per million tokens for Command R7B versus $0.092 for Qwen-VL OCR (1.4× as much) and $0.105 for Nova Lite (1.6× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command R7B has not been scored yet, Nova Lite has not been scored yet and Qwen-VL OCR has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command R7B, Nova Lite and Qwen-VL OCR yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen-VL OCR does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Lite has the largest context window at 300,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Command R7B and 34,096 for Qwen-VL OCR. Maximum output per response: Command R7B up to 4,000, Nova Lite up to 10,000, Qwen-VL OCR up to 4,096 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Command R7B accepts text; Nova Lite accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Qwen-VL OCR accepts text and images. Nova Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Command R7B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Lite and Qwen-VL OCR is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Command R7B is the newest, released Dec 13, 2024. Nova Lite came out Dec 3, 2024; Qwen-VL OCR came out Oct 28, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Command R7B Jun 1, 2024, Nova Lite Oct 2024, Qwen-VL OCR Apr 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.
