Model comparison
Command R vs GLM-4.5V
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 3.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and GLM-4.5V in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.5V leads 52.5 to 38.2.
- Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $1.80 for GLM-4.5V.
- Command R accepts more context: 128K tokens versus 64K.
Side by side
| Command R | GLM-4.5V | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Z.ai (Zhipu) |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-08-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 64K |
| Max output | 4K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $1.80 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1347 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1334 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 59.8% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1354 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1353 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R: —, GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1154 |
Multilingual GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1303 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1337 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1298 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1336 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | — |
| LMArena German | 1176 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1311 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1304 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.5V leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170)
| Benchmark | Command R | GLM-4.5V |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1333 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1295 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1332 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than GLM-4.5V?
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 3.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-4.5V's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Command R or GLM-4.5V?
Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5V lists at $0.60 and $1.80.
Is Command R or GLM-4.5V better for coding?
GLM-4.5V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Command R does, with 128K tokens against 64K.
How many benchmarks do Command R and GLM-4.5V share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and GLM-4.5V has 15.