Compare/Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)vsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
54 tok/s
TTFT
1.50s
Cohere

Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Benchmarks (10-1)
Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Input ($/M tokens)$3$3
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)$4.50
Command-R+ (Apr '24)$4.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
54 tok/s
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)
1.50s
Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
29.33.0
Coding Index
Math Index
37.0
GPQA Diamond
72.7%32.3%
MMLU-Pro
86.0%43.2%
LiveCodeBench
59.0%12.2%
AIME 2025
37.0%
MATH-500
27.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.1%4.5%
SciCode
42.8%11.8%
IFBench
42.7%
TerminalBench
28.8%
Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning)10 wins
1 winsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) or Command-R+ (Apr '24)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Command-R+ (Apr '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 54 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Command-R+ (Apr '24) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.50s).

When should I use Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.