Command A vs Sonar (Comparative Analysis)
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Overview
Sonar was released 1 month before Command A.
 Command A |  Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Cohere | Perplexity |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 256K tokens | 127.1K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 8.2K tokens | Not specified tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | March 13, 2025 1 year ago March 13th, 2025 | January 27, 2025 1 year ago January 27th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | August 31, 2024 | Not reported |
Capabilities & Features
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Command A | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text🖼️Image |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Other | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation | Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Proprietary |
Pricing
Command A is roughly 2.5x more expensive compared to Sonar for input tokens and roughly 10.0x more expensive for output tokens.
| Command A | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $2.50 per million tokens | $1.00 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $10.00 per million tokens | $1.00 per million tokens |
Web Search Cost Additional cost for each web search operation | Not specified | $0.005 per search |
Benchmarks
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| Command A | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 22.5 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 27.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 9.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Command A and Sonar 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.Sonar by Perplexity understands both text and images. It can handle standard conversations with its 127.1K token context window. Reasonably priced at $1.00/M input and $1.00/M output tokens. Released January 27th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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