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