Pareto vs Command A Plus
Too close to call on our weighted score (Command A Plus 35, Pareto 34). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Unbiased
Pareto
34/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $7.50
- Context262K
CohereCommand A Plus
35/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context128K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Command A Plus 35/100, Pareto 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Pareto on price and Pareto for long inputs. 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 priceParetoPareto $3.75 · Command A Plus $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextParetoPareto 262,144 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsPareto: Text, Images · Command A Plus: Text, Images
- Self-hostingCommand A PlusPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Pareto | Command A Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 23 | 19 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 50 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 34/100 | 35/100 |
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 | ParetoUnbiased | Command A PlusCohere |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| Output | $7.50 (best) | $10.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.75 (best) | $4.38 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 64,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | — | command-a-plus-05-2026 |
| API providers | 4 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Sep 17, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Apr 1, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Pareto$40.00
- Command A Plus$45.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Pareto or Command A Plus?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Command A Plus 35/100, Pareto 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Pareto on price and Pareto for long inputs. 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, Pareto or Command A Plus?
Pareto is cheaper at $2.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). 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 $3.75 per million tokens for Pareto versus $4.38 for Command A Plus (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Pareto has not been scored yet and Command A Plus has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Pareto and Command A Plus 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?
Pareto has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Pareto up to 131,072, Command A Plus up to 64,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Pareto accepts text and images; Command A Plus accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Command A Plus publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Pareto is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Pareto is the newest, released Sep 17, 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.
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