Model comparison
Command R+ vs GPT-5.3 Chat
GPT-5.3 Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.8 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 0 categories and GPT-5.3 Chat in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.3 Chat leads 63.1 to 43.5.
- Command R+ is cheaper at $2.50 / $10 per million input/output tokens, against $1.75 / $14 for GPT-5.3 Chat.
- Command R+ has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 42.8 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-03-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 4K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $1.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $14 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), GPT-5.3 Chat: 41.4 (#124)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1408 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), GPT-5.3 Chat: 28.5 (#102)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1399 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), GPT-5.3 Chat: 38.2 (#142)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1389 |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), GPT-5.3 Chat: 38.8 (#140)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1397 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), GPT-5.3 Chat: 50.3 (#124)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1382 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 1384 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | 1352 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | 1346 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1400 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1371 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), GPT-5.3 Chat: 72.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1378 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), GPT-5.3 Chat: 42.6 (#120)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1396 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.3 Chat leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), GPT-5.3 Chat: 63.1 (#68)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | GPT-5.3 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1355 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1412 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1690 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than GPT-5.3 Chat?
GPT-5.3 Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.8 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ or GPT-5.3 Chat?
Command R+ is cheaper. It lists at $2.50 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens; GPT-5.3 Chat lists at $1.75 and $14.
Is Command R+ or GPT-5.3 Chat better for coding?
GPT-5.3 Chat scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.4 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 128K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and GPT-5.3 Chat share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.3 Chat has 18.