Command A+

May 2026
Command A+
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$0.30 / $1.50per 1M in / outcache $0.15
157 tok/sfirst token in 0.5 s?
128Kcontext

Rankingin thinking mode?

Full ranking →
1Sonnet 5.5752Fable 5.171.13Opus 5.566.74Fable 564.45Haiku 5.563.3
···
58GPT OSS 120B1.160Command A+0.660GPT OSS 20B0.6

Strong at

A
Knowledge#79 of 318Instructions#27 of 245
B
Coding#63 of 132Tool calling#76 of 242Reasoning#163 of 334Science#143 of 312
C
Agents & work tasks#119 of 175Long context#172 of 273Vision#89 of 124

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5max×114-67%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5BetterGPT-5.6 Lunalow×11-25%$0.01OpenGLM 5.3 Flashmax×92-60%$0.28Memory (4-bit): 131 GB → 193 GB+5CheaperMuse Glimmer 30BhighOpen×36-17%$0.058CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen×33-9%$0.13Memory (4-bit): 131 GB → 615 GB+4

Run it yourself

estimate
Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✗ 80 GB GPU
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

Benchmarks

in Chat & Knowledge
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.213.1#163
AA Omniscience Index-4#79
AA Omniscience · Accuracy8.9#289
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate14.2#4
Humanity's Last Exam12#164
GPQA Diamond76.1#144
AA-LCR (long context) 1.152.7#173
IFBench (instructions)73.9#27
CritPt (physics)0.3#149
GDP.pdf · AA all-pass1#119
MLCR-AA0.6#60

FAQ

How much does Command A+ cost?›

$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.15 per 1M.

Is Command A+ free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.30 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Command A+, and what is it best at?›

#163 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #63 of 132 in Coding, #100 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #27 of 245 in Writing & Language, #89 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Knowledge, Instructions.

Is Command A+ better than GPT OSS 120B?›

On MLCR-AA, Command A+ scores 0.6 vs 1.1 — about the same.

How can I use Command A+?›

Through the API of Azure AI Foundry, Cohere.

What is the context window of Command A+?›

128K tokens, with up to 64K output tokens.

When was Command A+ released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-05-20. It is the current version in its line.

Is Command A+ open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run Command A+ locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can Command A+ read images?›

It accepts text and images as input.

What is Command A+?›

Command A+ is an open-weights language model from Cohere, released May 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Command A+?›

Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Luna (better), GLM 5.3 Flash (open weights).