Question 1

What does this Command A vs Command A Reasoning comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: Command A or Command A Reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Command A lists $2.50 input and $10.00 output per 1M tokens. Command A Reasoning lists $2.50 input and $10.00 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: Command A or Command A Reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Both records list a 256K-token context window. An equal limit does not imply equal recall, instruction following, or long-context quality.

Question 4

Which is faster: Command A or Command A Reasoning?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do Command A and Command A Reasoning support?

Accepted Answer

Command A records text input and text output. Command A Reasoning records text input and text output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose Command A or Command A Reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Consider Command A Reasoning if you need larger maximum output. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	Command A	Command A Reasoning
Provider	Cohere	Cohere
Listed pricing route	Cohere	Cohere
Model family	command-a	command-a
Accepted inputs	text	text
Produced outputs	text	text
Context window	256K	256K
Max output	8K	32KHigher
Input price / 1M	$2.50	$2.50
Output price / 1M	$10.00	$10.00
Reasoning mode	Not documented	Documented
Tool calling	Documented	Documented
Image input	Not documented	Not documented
Audio input	Not documented	Not documented
Structured output	Not documented	Not documented
License	Open weights	Open weights

Command A vs Command A Reasoning

Command A

Command A Reasoning

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Which model should you choose?

Documentation and model profiles

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