Question 1

What does this Command A Reasoning vs Command R7B 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 Reasoning or Command R7B?

Accepted Answer

Command A Reasoning lists $2.50 input and $10.00 output per 1M tokens. Command R7B lists $0.0375 input and $0.15 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 Reasoning or Command R7B?

Accepted Answer

Command A Reasoning lists 256K tokens and Command R7B lists 128K. Command A Reasoning therefore has the larger recorded context window, but capacity alone is not a quality score.

Question 4

Which is faster: Command A Reasoning or Command R7B?

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 Reasoning and Command R7B support?

Accepted Answer

Command A Reasoning records text input and text output. Command R7B 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 Reasoning or Command R7B?

Accepted Answer

Consider Command A Reasoning if you need larger context or larger maximum output. Consider Command R7B if you need a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. 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 Reasoning	Command R7B
Provider	Cohere	Cohere
Listed pricing route	Cohere	Cohere
Model family	command-a	command-r
Accepted inputs	text	text
Produced outputs	text	text
Context window	256KHigher	128K
Max output	32KHigher	4K
Input price / 1M	$2.50	$0.0375Lower
Output price / 1M	$10.00	$0.15Lower
Reasoning mode	Documented	Not 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 Reasoning vs Command R7B

Command A Reasoning

Command R7B

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Which model should you choose?

Documentation and model profiles

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