Command R+ (08-2024) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Command R+ (08-2024)

Cohere

$2.50 / $10.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

NVIDIA

$0.08 / $0.20

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 39.8× cheaper than Command R+ (08-2024) on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the larger context window (262K vs 128K).

	Command R+ (08-2024)	Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Input price / 1M	$2.50	$0.08
Output price / 1M	$10.00	$0.20
Blended price (3:1)	$4.38	$0.11
Cached input / 1M	—	$0.04
Context window	128K	262K
Max output	4K	131K
Intelligence index	—	12.9
Coding index	—	26.8
Providers	—	4
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	No
Reasoning	No	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2024-08-30	2026-08-11
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Command R+ (08-2024) or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 39.8× cheaper than Command R+ (08-2024) on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Command R+ (08-2024) vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: which has a bigger context window?

Command R+ (08-2024): 128,000 tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 262,144 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Command R+ (08-2024) ≈ $10,000, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning ≈ $260.00.

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