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Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Command R (08-2024)

A complete head-to-head: pricing, context window, benchmarks, modality coverage, and openness, with a programmatic verdict synthesized from the underlying data.

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Claude 3.7 Sonnet specs · Command R (08-2024) specs
Verdict by category
  • PriceCommand R (08-2024)

    Command R (08-2024) is roughly 25.0× cheaper on output tokens ($0.60 vs $15.00 per 1M).

  • Context windowClaude 3.7 Sonnet

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet accepts 200K tokens vs 128K, 1.6× the room for long documents and codebases.

  • BenchmarksTie

    No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores.

  • ModalitiesClaude 3.7 Sonnet

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports 2 modalities (text, vision) vs 1 for Command R (08-2024).

  • OpennessCommand R (08-2024)

    Command R (08-2024) ships open weights (CC-BY-NC 4.0); Claude 3.7 Sonnet is API-only.

It's a genuine coin-flip between Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Command R (08-2024): 2 category wins each, with the rest tied. Command R (08-2024) is roughly 25.0× cheaper on output tokens ($0.60 vs $15.00 per 1M). Claude 3.7 Sonnet accepts 200K tokens vs 128K, 1.6× the room for long documents and codebases.

No directly comparable public benchmarks are available for both models, check the spec sheets for individual scores. They differ in modality coverage, Claude 3.7 Sonnet handles text, vision while Command R (08-2024) handles text, which can be the deciding factor before you even look at benchmarks. Command R (08-2024) ships open weights (CC-BY-NC 4.0); Claude 3.7 Sonnet is API-only.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the newer of the two, released 6 months after Command R (08-2024), which usually means a more recent knowledge cutoff and updated safety post-training. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is usually picked for coding llm and creative writing workloads, while Command R (08-2024) sees more deployments in rag and multilingual. If pricing matters more than every last benchmark point, run the numbers in the calculator below before committing.

Side-by-side specs

SpecClaude 3.7 SonnetCommand R (08-2024)
ProviderAnthropicCohere
ReleasedFeb 2025Aug 2024
Modalitiestext, visiontext
Context window200K tokens128K tokens
Max output,,
Input · 1M$3.00 / 1M tokens$0.15 / 1M tokens
Output · 1M$15.00 / 1M tokens$0.60 / 1M tokens
Knowledge cutoff2024-10,
Open weightsNoYes (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
API availableYesYes

Pricing at scale

What you'd actually pay at typical workloads. Numbers come from each model's published per-million-token rates.

  • Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day$31.50 vs $1.35
  • Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$315 vs $13.50
  • RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$540 vs $26.10

Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $31.50 vs $1.35 per month, model B comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $315 vs $13.50 per month, model B comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $540 vs $26.10 per month, model B comes out ahead.

Price calculator

Estimated spend for the listed models at your usage. Numbers are derived from each model's published per-million-token rates.

  • Claude 3.7 Sonnet$1.05
  • Command R (08-2024)$0.045

Benchmarks compared

Only sourced numbers. Where a benchmark is missing for one model we show the available value rather than fabricating the other.

Claude 3.7 SonnetCommand R (08-2024)
  • HumanEval92.0
  • SWE-bench Verified62.3
Pick Claude 3.7 Sonnet if

Claude 3.7 Sonnet fits when…

  • First Claude with extended thinking
  • Excellent writing and coding quality
  • Mature, widely-tested
  • Long-context tasks, handles 200K tokens vs 128K for Command R (08-2024).
  • Multimodal needs covering vision.
Pick Command R (08-2024) if

Command R (08-2024) fits when…

  • Improved tool-use
  • Strong multilingual
  • Cost-sensitive workloads, 25.0× cheaper than Claude 3.7 Sonnet on output tokens.
  • Self-hosting and on-prem requirements, open weights (CC-BY-NC 4.0).
Don't want either?

Consider Claude Opus 4.7

Anthropic's mid-2026 flagship, ahead on SWE-bench, agent reliability, and writing quality.

See Claude Opus 4.7 specsClaude 3.7 Sonnet vs Claude Opus 4.7Command R (08-2024) vs Claude Opus 4.7

Frequently asked

  • Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Command R (08-2024) cheaper?
    Command R (08-2024) is cheaper at $0.60 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $15.00 / 1M tokens for Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
  • Which has the larger context window?
    Claude 3.7 Sonnet accepts 200K tokens vs 128K for Command R (08-2024).
  • Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Command R (08-2024) better for coding?
    Both Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Command R (08-2024) are competitive on coding benchmarks. See each model's individual spec page for HumanEval and SWE-bench scores where published. For an opinionated pick, consult our Best LLM for Coding ranking.
  • Are either of these models open source?
    Command R (08-2024) ships open weights (CC-BY-NC 4.0). Claude 3.7 Sonnet is API-only.
  • When were Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Command R (08-2024) released?
    Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on 2025-02-24. Command R (08-2024) was released by Cohere on 2024-08-30.
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