Model comparison
Command R+ vs Grok 4.1 Fast
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 1 category and Grok 4.1 Fast in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 Fast leads 43.4 to 9.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleBench: 17.4% for Command R+ and 56% for Grok 4.1 Fast.
- Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper at $0.20 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
- Command R+ has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 41.4 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-06-27 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 4K | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.50 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1411 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1242 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 394.93 |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Command R+: —, Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 69.6% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 13.1% |
| LMArena Search | — | 1171 |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 1,107 |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | 56% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1407 |
| DTBench | 54.9% | 87.7% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 87.4% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | — |
| ForecastBench | — | 61 |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1408 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.9% |
| ProofBench | — | 4% |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge Command R+ leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1399 |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R+: —, Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1201 |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1391 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1441 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | 1415 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 1404 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | 1349 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1413 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1376 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1408 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1394 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1389 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1327 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Grok 4.1 Fast?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ or Grok 4.1 Fast?
Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R+ or Grok 4.1 Fast better for coding?
Grok 4.1 Fast scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 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 Grok 4.1 Fast share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 Fast has 32.