Command R+ (08-2024) vs GLM 5.3 Flash

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Command R+ (08-2024)

Cohere

$2.50 / $10.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

GLM 5.3 Flash

Z.ai (Zhipu)

$0.0399 / $0.0784

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: GLM 5.3 Flash is 88.3× cheaper than Command R+ (08-2024) on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. GLM 5.3 Flash has the larger context window (1M vs 128K).

	Command R+ (08-2024)	GLM 5.3 Flash
Input price / 1M	$2.50	$0.0399
Output price / 1M	$10.00	$0.0784
Blended price (3:1)	$4.38	$0.0495
Cached input / 1M	—	$0.03
Context window	128K	1M
Max output	4K	131K
Intelligence index	—	27.8
Coding index	—	71.5
Providers	—	42
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	No	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2024-08-30	2026-08-26
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

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

GLM 5.3 Flash is 88.3× cheaper than Command R+ (08-2024) on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

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

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

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Command R+ (08-2024) ≈ $10,000, GLM 5.3 Flash ≈ $119.00.

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