Command R (08-2024) vs gpt-oss-120b (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Command R (08-2024) vs. gpt-oss-120b
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Overview
Command R (08-2024) was released 11 months before gpt-oss-120b.
 Command R (08-2024) |  gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
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 | 131.1K 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 | August 5, 2025 11 months ago August 5th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | March 31, 2024 | June 30, 2024 |
Capabilities & Features
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Command R (08-2024) | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Not reported | Always enabledEffort: High, Medium, LowDefault: 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 ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Proprietary | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
Command R (08-2024) is roughly 3.8x more expensive compared to gpt-oss-120b for input tokens and roughly 3.5x more expensive for output tokens.
| Command R (08-2024) | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.15 per million tokens | $0.04 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.60 per million tokens | $0.17 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| Command R (08-2024) | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | Benchmark not available. | 23.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | Benchmark not available. | 30.4 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | Benchmark not available. | 13.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | Benchmark not available. | 1,050 Elo (#91 in Game Dev (40.6% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Command R (08-2024) and gpt-oss-120b 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-oss-120b by OpenAI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.04/M input and $0.17/M output tokens. Released August 5th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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