Model comparison

Command R vs Grok Build 0.1

Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.8 to 31.0 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 4.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok Build 0.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 0 shared benchmarks.

Command R

Cohere

31.0

Rank #267 Confirmed

Grok Build 0.1 xAI

35.8

Rank #214 Reported

Summary

The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 31.3 to 13.3.
Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
Grok Build 0.1 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Command R and Grok Build 0.1 specifications
	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
Provider	Cohere	xAI
Noometry Index	31.0	35.8
Released	2024-08-30	2026-04-16
Weights	Open	Proprietary
Context window	128K	256K
Max output	4K	256K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.15	$1
Output $ / M tokens	$0.60	$2
Results tracked	29	3

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Category by category

Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads

Command R: 28.8 (#301), Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
SciCode	—	50.2%
BigCodeBench Instruct	37.1%	—
LiveBench Coding	17.9%	—
LMArena Coding	1170	—
BigCodeBench Complete	45.2%	—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Command R: —, Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
GBAEval	—	2.4%

Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads

Command R: 13.3 (#329), Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
CritPt	—	9.1%
LiveBench Reasoning	21.9%	—
LMArena Hard Prompts	1164	—
DTBench	46.4%	—
LiveBench Data Analysis	33.3%	—
LMCA	9.2%	—
LiveBench	27.5%	—

Math Not comparable

Command R: 25.8 (#244), Grok Build 0.1: —

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
LiveBench Math	19.4%	—
LMArena Math	1155	—

Knowledge Not comparable

Command R: 30.5 (#219), Grok Build 0.1: —

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Expert	1138	—
MMLU	65.2%	—

Multilingual Not comparable

Command R: 35.9 (#240), Grok Build 0.1: —

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Non-English	1174	—
LMArena Chinese	1182	—
LMArena French	1161	—
LMArena German	1176	—
LMArena Japanese	1143	—
LMArena Korean	1162	—
LMArena Russian	1174	—
LMArena Spanish	1150	—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Command R: 58.3 (#256), Grok Build 0.1: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
LiveBench Instruction Following	55.6%	—
LMArena Instruction Following	1167	—

Long Context Not comparable

Command R: 36.3 (#226), Grok Build 0.1: —

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Longer Query	1198	—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Command R: 38.4 (#248), Grok Build 0.1: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	Command R	Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Text	1187	—
LMArena Creative Writing	1170	—
LMArena Multi-Turn	1163	—
LiveBench Language	16.7%	—

Frequently asked questions

Is Command R better than Grok Build 0.1?

Which is cheaper, Command R or Grok Build 0.1?

Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.

Is Command R or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?

Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.5 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok Build 0.1 does, with 256K tokens against 128K.

How many benchmarks do Command R and Grok Build 0.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.