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Cohere
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Cohere vs OpenAI

Compare all Cohere and OpenAI models — pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Overview

Cohere

Models
6
Cheapest Input
$0.04
Max Context
256K
Top Intelligence
33.6

OpenAI

Models
50
Cheapest Input
$0.03
Max Context
1.1M
Top Intelligence
57.0

Flagship Model Comparison

Command R+ (08-2024)vsGPT-5.4
MetricCommand R+ (08-2024)GPT-5.4
Input $/1M tokens$2.50$2.50
Output $/1M tokens$10.00$15.00
Context Window128K1.1M
Intelligence33.657.0
CodingN/A57.3

All Models Pricing

Cohere Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
Command R+ (08-2024) $2.50 $10.00128K
Command A $2.50 $10.00256K
Command R7B (12-2024) $0.04 $0.15128K
Command R $0.15 $0.60128K
Command R (08-2024) $0.15 $0.60128K
Command R+ $2.50 $10.00128K

OpenAI Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
GPT-5.4 $2.50 $15.001.1M
GPT-5.3 Codex $1.75 $14.00400K
GPT-5.2 Pro $10.50 $84.00400K
GPT-5.2-Codex $1.75 $14.00400K
GPT-5 Codex $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-5.1-Codex $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-5 Mini $0.25 $2.00400K
o3 Pro $20.00 $80.00200K
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini $0.25 $2.00400K
o3 $2.00 $8.00200K
GPT-5.2 $0.88 $7.00400K
o4 Mini $1.10 $4.40200K
o1 $15.00 $60.00200K
GPT-5.1 $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-4.1 $2.00 $8.001.0M
o3 Mini $0.55 $2.20200K
o1-pro $150.00 $600.00200K
o3 Mini High $1.10 $4.40200K
GPT-OSS-20b $0.03 $0.10131K
GPT-OSS-120b $0.04 $0.10131K
GPT-5 $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-4.1 Mini $0.40 $1.601.0M
o1 Mini $0.55 $2.20128K
ChatGPT-4o $5.00 $15.00128K
GPT-5 Nano $0.05 $0.40400K
GPT-4 Turbo $5.00 $15.00128K
GPT-4.1 Nano $0.10 $0.401.0M
GPT-4 $30.00 $60.008K
GPT-4o-mini $0.15 $0.60128K
GPT-3.5 Turbo $0.50 $1.5016K
text-ada-001 $0.20 $0.202K
Babbage $0.50 $0.502K
Codex Mini $0.75 $3.00200K
curie $1.00 $1.002K
o4 Mini High $1.10 $4.40200K
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max $1.25 $10.00400K
GPT-5.1 Chat $1.25 $10.00128K
GPT-5 Chat $1.25 $10.00128K
GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct $1.50 $2.004K
GPT-5.2 Chat $1.75 $14.00128K
GPT-5.3 Chat $1.75 $14.00128K
o4 Mini Deep Research $2.00 $8.00200K
GPT-4o $2.50 $10.00128K
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k $3.00 $4.0016K
o3 Deep Research $10.00 $40.00200K
GPT-5 Pro $15.00 $120.00400K
text-davinci-002 $20.00 $20.004K
text-davinci-003 $20.00 $20.004K
GPT-5.4 Pro $30.00 $180.001.1M
Azure OpenAI $75.00 $150.00128K

Benchmark Comparison

Best Scores by Provider

BenchmarkCohereOpenAI
Intelligence
33.6
Command R+ (08-2024)
57.0
GPT-5.4
Coding
9.9
Command A
57.3
GPT-5.4
Math
13.0
Command A
99.0
GPT-5.2 Pro
MMLU Pro
71.2
Command A
87.4
GPT-5.2 Pro
GPQA
52.7
Command A
92.0
GPT-5.4
LiveCodeBench
28.7
Command A
88.9
GPT-5.2 Pro
Aider
38.3
Command R (08-2024)
88.0
GPT-5
AIME
9.7
Command A
94.0
o4 Mini
BBH
42.8
Command R+ (08-2024)
N/A

Capabilities

CapabilityCohereOpenAI
Vision✓ (38 models)
Tool Calls✓ (6 models)✓ (45 models)
Reasoning✓ (2 models)✓ (30 models)
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input✓ (28 models)
Web Search✓ (25 models)
Prompt Caching✓ (28 models)
Open Source Models✓ (4 models)✓ (2 models)

Model-Level Comparisons

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cohere has 6 models while OpenAI has 50 models available through API providers.
Cohere's cheapest model starts at $0.04/M input tokens, while OpenAI's cheapest starts at $0.03/M input tokens.
It depends on your needs. Compare specific models from each provider using the head-to-head comparisons above. Consider factors like pricing, benchmark performance, context window size, and supported capabilities.