Model comparison
Command R vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads 55.3 to 38.2.
- Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct.
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1412 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Command R: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1365 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1338 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1346 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1357 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1398 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1325 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1310 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 1305 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1366 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1360 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1355 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1378 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1357 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1365 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index. Command R costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Command R or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct lists at $1.50 and $7.50.
Is Command R or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.