AI model comparison
Command A+ vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Side by side comparison of Command A+ and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 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
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is an open mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 3B active parameters out of 30B total.
- Input / 1M
- $0.07
- Output / 1M
- $0.20
- Context
- 262K
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
5.6x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Command A+
6.2 vs 5.5 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
262K vs 192K tokens
Newer release
Command A+
Released September 22, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Command A+6.2Coding index
Command A+27.8Agentic index
Command A+1Pricing
Command A+ vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.07 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.50 | $0.20 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.04 |
| 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 | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 64K tokens | 236K 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 | August 11, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Command A+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 5.6x cheaper for a typical chat. Command A+ scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (6.2 vs 5.5). Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the larger context window (262K vs 192K 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning cheaper?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens, while Command A+ costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Command A+ or Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 192K for Command A+.
Is Command A+ smarter than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Command A+ scores 6.2 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning scores 5.5, 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 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Command A+ and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Command A+ and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.