Model comparison
Command R vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 22.4 to 13.8.
- Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $0.12 / $0.80 for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| 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: 28.0 (#246), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1155 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | — |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | — |
| LMArena French | 1162 | — |
| LMArena German | 1176 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next lists at $0.12 and $0.80.
Is Command R or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.