Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Command R+
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
The pragmatic default — Claude quality without Opus pricing.
Cohere
Command R+
Cohere's enterprise RAG specialist with clean tool calling.
Specs
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens↑ | 128K tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $3.00 | $2.50↑ |
| Output $/1M tokens | $15.00 | $10.00↑ |
| Modalities | Text · Image | Text |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | — | Apr 2024 |
Capability differences
| Capability | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Key differences
- —Claude Sonnet 4.6 offers 1M context; Command R+ offers 128K.
- —Input pricing: Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/1M vs Command R+ at $2.50/1M.
- —Command R+ is open weights; Claude Sonnet 4.6 is proprietary.