Model comparison
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Command R+
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic's heavyweight for hard reasoning and agentic work.
Cohere
Command R+
Cohere's enterprise RAG specialist with clean tool calling.
Specs
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.8 | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens↑ | 128K tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $5.00 | $2.50↑ |
| Output $/1M tokens | $25.00 | $10.00↑ |
| Modalities | Text · Image | Text |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | May 2026 | Apr 2024 |
Capability differences
| Capability | Claude Opus 4.8 | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Key differences
- -Claude Opus 4.8 offers 1M context; Command R+ offers 128K.
- -Input pricing: Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/1M vs Command R+ at $2.50/1M.
- -Command R+ is open weights; Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary.