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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct vs Command R

Command R comes out ahead, 31 to 25 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. NVIDIA

    Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct

    Released Aug 21, 2024

    25/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct
  2. Our pick

    Cohere

    Command R

    Released Aug 30, 2024

    31/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.60
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Command R

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01 — Verdict

Command R is our pick

Command R is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct (25). 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 RCommand R $0.263 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct unpriced
  • Longest contextAbout the sameNemotron Mini 4B Instruct 128,000 · Command R 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsNemotron Mini 4B Instruct: Text · Command R: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron Mini 4B InstructCommand R
Inputs & features60%2535
Context window40%2424
Overall100%25/10031/100

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.

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct vs Command R specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron Mini 4B InstructNVIDIACommand RCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.15
Output—$0.60
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)—$0.263
Long-context rate—Same rate
Price source—Official Cohere API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model ID—command-r-08-2024
API providers—6
ReleasedAug 21, 2024Aug 30, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Jun 1, 2024
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.

  • Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct—
  • Command R$2.70
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct or Command R?

Command R is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct (25). 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, Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct or Command R?

Command R is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.263 per million tokens for Command R versus . Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct has not been scored yet and Command R has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct and Command R 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?

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct and Command R share the same 128,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct up to 8,192, Command R up to 4,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct accepts text; Command R accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Command R is the newest, released Aug 30, 2024. Nemotron Mini 4B Instruct came out Aug 21, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Command R Jun 1, 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.

05 — Keep comparing

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