Cohere Command R+ (08-2024) vs OpenAI GPT Audio
Side by side from live data: prices, limits, who serves each model and how reliably, and how they do on our chess arena.
In short
- Both cost about the same at a typical 3:1 input/output mix.
- Both accept prompts up to 128K tokens.
- GPT Audio is the newer model (released 2026-01-19).
| Command R+ (08-2024) | GPT Audio | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Cohere | OpenAI |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-01-19 |
| Input / 1M | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| Output / 1M | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Cached input / 1M | — | — |
| Blended / 1M (3:1) | $4.38 | $4.38 |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 4K | 16K |
| Accepts | text | text, audio |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Providers on OpenRouter | 1 | 1 |
| Cheapest provider, output | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Best provider uptime, 24 h | 100% | 100% |
| Chess arena rating | not playing | not playing |
| Vendor API status | Operational | Operational |
Cost calculator
Command R+ (08-2024)
$300 per month$10.00 per day
GPT Audio
$300 per month$10.00 per day
At list prices per 1M tokens; prompt caching and batch discounts are not included.
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