Command R (08-2024) vs GPT-5 Nano (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Command R (08-2024) vs. GPT-5 Nano
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Overview
Command R (08-2024) was released 11 months before GPT-5 Nano.
 Command R (08-2024) |  GPT-5 Nano | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Cohere | OpenAI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 128K tokens | 400K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 4K tokens | 128K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | August 30, 2024 1 year ago August 30th, 2024 | August 7, 2025 11 months ago August 7th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | March 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
Capabilities & Features
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Command R (08-2024) | GPT-5 Nano | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text🖼️Image📁File |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Not reported | Always enabledEffort: High, Medium, Low, MinimalDefault: Medium |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Cohere | GPT |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning Mode✓Content Moderation |
Pricing
Command R (08-2024) is roughly 3.0x more expensive compared to GPT-5 Nano for input tokens and roughly 1.5x more expensive for output tokens.
| Command R (08-2024) | GPT-5 Nano | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.15 per million tokens | $0.05 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.60 per million tokens | $0.40 per million tokens |
Web Search Cost Additional cost for each web search operation | Not specified | $0.01 per search |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $0.0050 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| Command R (08-2024) | GPT-5 Nano | |
|---|---|---|
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | Benchmark not available. | 1,126 Elo (#83 in Website (48.9% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Command R (08-2024) and GPT-5 Nano 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.GPT-5 Nano by OpenAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 400K token context window. Very affordable at $0.05/M input and $0.40/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released August 7th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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