AI model comparison
Command A+ vs Kimi K2 0711
Side by side comparison of Command A+ and Kimi K2 0711 on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.
Command A+ is Cohere's flagship model for enterprise agentic workflows.
- Input / 1M
- $0.30
- Output / 1M
- $1.50
- Context
- 192K
Kimi K2 Instruct is a large-scale Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model developed by Moonshot AI, featuring 1 trillion total parameters with 32 billion active per forward pass.
- Input / 1M
- $0.57
- Output / 1M
- $2.30
- Context
- 131K
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Command A+
1.7x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Command A+
13.1 vs 12.7 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Command A+
192K vs 131K tokens
Newer release
Command A+
Released September 22, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Command A+13.1Coding index
Command A+27.8Agentic index
Command A+1Pricing
Command A+ vs Kimi K2 0711 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.57 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.50 | $2.30 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.15 | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Command A+$1.35Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Command A+$15$10.50 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Command A+$48$25.50 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 192K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Max output | 64K tokens | 98K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | September 22, 2026 | July 11, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Not supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Not supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Command A+ is 1.7x cheaper for a typical chat. Command A+ scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (13.1 vs 12.7). Command A+ has the larger context window (192K vs 131K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Command A+ or Kimi K2 0711 cheaper?
Command A+ is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Command A+ costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens, while Kimi K2 0711 costs $0.57 per 1M input tokens and $2.30 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Command A+ or Kimi K2 0711?
Command A+ supports up to 192K tokens of context, compared with 131K for Kimi K2 0711.
Is Command A+ smarter than Kimi K2 0711?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Command A+ scores 13.1 and Kimi K2 0711 scores 12.7, putting Command A+ ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Command A+ and Kimi K2 0711 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Command A+ and Kimi K2 0711 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Command A+ and Kimi K2 0711 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.