$2.50 input / $10.00 output
Calculate Your Savings
See how much you'd save by switching from Command A to the cheapest alternative
$78,612/yr
savings by switching to DeepSeek V4 Pro
Command A: $84,600/yr -> DeepSeek V4 Pro: $5,988/yr
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cheapest Cohere Command A alternative?
Mistral Small 4 is the cheapest at $0.15/$0.60 per million tokens — 96% cheaper on input and 97% cheaper on output. For a model with similar capabilities, DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.66/$1.98 offers the best balance of quality and cost savings (83% cheaper).
How much cheaper is DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Cohere Command A?
DeepSeek V4 Pro ($0.66/$1.98) output per million tokens, compared to Command A's $2.50/$10.00. That's 83% cheaper on input and 91% cheaper on output. For a typical workload of 1M input + 500K output tokens per month, you'd save approximately $78,612 per year.
Is Command R a good replacement for Command A?
Command R at $0.50/$1.50 per million tokens is 80% cheaper on input and 85% cheaper on output. It stays in the Cohere ecosystem so there's no provider switching. Good for cost-conscious Cohere users, though it has the same 128K context window.
Can I switch from Cohere Command A without rewriting my code?
Mostly yes. Many alternative providers offer OpenAI-compatible APIs, so switching often requires just changing the API endpoint and key. DeepSeek, Together (Llama), and several others support the OpenAI API format directly. For Cohere-specific features like RAG connectors, you may need to adapt your integration.
What's the best Command A alternative for RAG tasks?
For RAG tasks, Command R ($0.50/$1.50) stays in the Cohere ecosystem and is designed for retrieval-augmented generation. DeepSeek V4 Pro ($0.66/$1.98) also performs well on RAG benchmarks at a lower cost. GPT-5 ($1.25/$10) offers excellent RAG performance with broader tooling support.