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Command R+ vs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct leads with 3.1% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Command R+. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is $1.19 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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Cohere
Command R+ was developed by Cohere as an advanced language model designed for enterprise applications requiring retrieval-augmented generation. Built to excel at combining external knowledge with language understanding, it serves businesses needing reliable, factually-grounded AI assistance with strong reasoning and multilingual capabilities.
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Llama 3.1 8B was developed as an efficient open-source model, designed to bring capable instruction-following to applications with limited computational resources. Built with 8 billion parameters, it provides a lightweight option for developers seeking reliable performance without the overhead of larger models.
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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Command R+
Cohere
2024-08-30
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Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Command R+
Input:$0.25
Output:$1.00
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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Input:$0.03
Output:$0.03($1.19 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks
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Command R+
Average Score:73.3%
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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Average Score:76.4%(+3.1%)
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Command R+
2 providers
Bedrock
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.5ms
Cohere
Throughput: 59 tok/s
Latency: 0.65ms
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Command R+
Avg Score:73.3%
Providers:2
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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Avg Score:76.4%(+3.1%)
Providers:9