Command A vs DeepSeek V3.2 (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Command A vs. DeepSeek V3.2
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Overview
Command A was released 8 months before DeepSeek V3.2.
 Command A |  DeepSeek V3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Cohere | DeepSeek |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 256K tokens | 163.8K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 8.2K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | March 13, 2025 1 year ago March 13th, 2025 | December 1, 2025 7 months ago December 1st, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | August 31, 2024 | Not reported |
Capabilities & Features
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Command A | DeepSeek V3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Not reported | Optional |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Other | DeepSeek |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
Command A is roughly 9.3x more expensive compared to DeepSeek V3.2 for input tokens and roughly 25.0x more expensive for output tokens.
| Command A | DeepSeek V3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $2.50 per million tokens | $0.27 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $10.00 per million tokens | $0.40 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $0.13 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| Command A | DeepSeek V3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 22.5 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 32 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 27.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 44.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 9.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | 18.3 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | Benchmark not available. | 1,200 Elo (#55 in Website (50.1% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Command A and DeepSeek V3.2 unique.
Command A by Cohere generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 256K token context window. Reasonably priced at $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released March 13th, 2025.DeepSeek V3.2 by DeepSeek can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 163.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.27/M input and $0.40/M output tokens. Released December 1st, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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