Command R7B vs Nova Micro vs Seed 1.6 Flash
Seed 1.6 Flash comes out ahead, 78 to 62 and 62 on our weighted score, though Nova Micro is 15% cheaper per token.
CohereCommand R7B
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.037 / $0.15
- Context128K
AmazonNova Micro
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.035 / $0.14
- Context128K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 1.6 Flash
78/100- ECI—
- Price$0.022 / $0.223
- Context256K
Seed 1.6 Flash is our pick
Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Command R7B (62) and Nova Micro (62). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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 priceNova MicroNova Micro $0.061 · Command R7B $0.066 · Seed 1.6 Flash $0.072 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSeed 1.6 FlashSeed 1.6 Flash 256,000 · Command R7B 128,000 · Nova Micro 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 1.6 FlashCommand R7B: Text · Nova Micro: Text · Seed 1.6 Flash: Text, Images
- Self-hostingCommand R7BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Command R7B | Nova Micro | Seed 1.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 25 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 62/100 | 62/100 | 78/100 |
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 MicroAmazon | Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.037 | $0.035 | $0.022 (best) |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.14 (best) | $0.223 |
| Cached input | — | $0.0088 | $0.0044 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.066 | $0.061 (best) | $0.072 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.045 / $0.445 |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Official Amazon Bedrock API | Official Volcengine Ark API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 4,000 tokens | 10,000 tokens | 32,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | command-r7b-12-2024 | amazon.nova-micro-v1:0 | doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250828 |
| API providers | 5 (best) | 3 | 2 |
| Released | Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 1, 2024 | Oct 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$0.675
- Nova Micro$0.63
- Seed 1.6 Flash$0.668
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Command R7B, Nova Micro or Seed 1.6 Flash?
Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Command R7B (62) and Nova Micro (62). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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 Micro or Seed 1.6 Flash?
Nova Micro is cheaper at $0.035 input / $0.14 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). Command R7B costs $0.037 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price); Seed 1.6 Flash costs $0.022 input / $0.223 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.061 per million tokens for Nova Micro versus $0.066 for Command R7B (1.1× as much) and $0.072 for Seed 1.6 Flash (1.2× 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 Micro has not been scored yet and Seed 1.6 Flash has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command R7B, Nova Micro and Seed 1.6 Flash 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?
Seed 1.6 Flash has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Command R7B and 128,000 for Nova Micro. Maximum output per response: Command R7B up to 4,000, Nova Micro up to 10,000, Seed 1.6 Flash up to 32,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Command R7B accepts text; Nova Micro accepts text; Seed 1.6 Flash accepts text and images. Seed 1.6 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Command R7B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Micro and Seed 1.6 Flash is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Seed 1.6 Flash is the newest, released Aug 28, 2025. Nova Micro came out Dec 3, 2024; Command R7B came out Dec 2, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Command R7B Jun 1, 2024, Nova Micro Oct 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 Oct 4, 2026.
