Command R (08-2024) vs GLM 5.3 FlashX

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Command R (08-2024)

Cohere

$0.15 / $0.60

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

GLM 5.3 FlashX

Z.ai (Zhipu)

$0.37 / $1.25

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Command R (08-2024) is 2.2× cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. GLM 5.3 FlashX has the larger context window (1M vs 128K).

	Command R (08-2024)	GLM 5.3 FlashX
Input price / 1M	$0.15	$0.37
Output price / 1M	$0.60	$1.25
Blended price (3:1)	$0.26	$0.59
Cached input / 1M	—	$0.09
Context window	128K	1M
Max output	4K	131K
Intelligence index	—	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	—	1
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	No	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2024-08-30	2026-09-18
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Command R (08-2024) or GLM 5.3 FlashX?

Command R (08-2024) is 2.2× cheaper than GLM 5.3 FlashX on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Command R (08-2024) vs GLM 5.3 FlashX: which has a bigger context window?

Command R (08-2024): 128,000 tokens. GLM 5.3 FlashX: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Command R (08-2024) ≈ $600.00, GLM 5.3 FlashX ≈ $1,365.

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