Command R (08-2024) vs GLM 4.6 (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Command R (08-2024) vs. GLM 4.6
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Overview
Command R (08-2024) was released 1 year before GLM 4.6.
 Command R (08-2024) |  GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Cohere | Z.AI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 128K tokens | 204.8K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 4K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | August 30, 2024 1 year ago August 30th, 2024 | September 30, 2025 10 months ago September 30th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 |
Capabilities & Features
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Command R (08-2024) | GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
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 | Cohere | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Proprietary | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
Command R (08-2024) is roughly 0.3x less expensive compared to GLM 4.6 for input tokens and roughly 0.3x less expensive for output tokens.
| Command R (08-2024) | GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.15 per million tokens | $0.50 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.60 per million tokens | $2.00 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $0.10 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| Command R (08-2024) | GLM 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | Benchmark not available. | 28.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | Benchmark not available. | 45.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | Benchmark not available. | 17.7 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | Benchmark not available. | 1,206 Elo (#45 in Game Dev (54.6% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Command R (08-2024) and GLM 4.6 unique.
Command R (08-2024) by Cohere can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Very affordable at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released August 30th, 2024.GLM 4.6 by Z.AI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 204.8K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.50/M input and $2.00/M output tokens. Released September 30th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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