AI model comparison
Nova Premier 1.0 vs Command A
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Amazon
Nova Premier 1.0
Amazon Nova Premier is the most capable of Amazon’s multimodal models for complex reasoning tasks and for use as the best teacher for distilling custom models.
- Input / 1M
- $2.50
- Output / 1M
- $12.50
- Context
- 1M
Cohere
Command A
Command A is an open-weights 111B parameter model with a 256k context window focused on delivering great performance across agentic, multilingual, and coding use cases.
- Input / 1M
- $2.50
- Output / 1M
- $10
- Context
- 256K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Command A
1.1x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Command A
13.1 vs 9.2 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Nova Premier 1.0
1M vs 256K tokens
Newer release
Nova Premier 1.0
Released October 31, 2025
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Nova Premier 1.09.2Command A13.1Coding index
Nova Premier 1.0Not availableCommand A27.8Agentic index
Nova Premier 1.0Not availableCommand A1Pricing
Nova Premier 1.0 vs Command A API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Nova Premier 1.0 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $12.50 | $10 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.63 | 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
Nova Premier 1.0$11.25Command A$10Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Nova Premier 1.0$125$68.75 cachedCommand A$115Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Nova Premier 1.0$400$118.75 cachedCommand A$395Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Nova Premier 1.0 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 256K tokens |
| Max output | 32K tokens | 8K 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 | October 31, 2025 | March 13, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Nova Premier 1.0 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Structured outputs | Not supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Not supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Not supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
Keep exploring
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Our take
Command A is 1.1x cheaper for a typical chat. Command A scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (13.1 vs 9.2). Nova Premier 1.0 has the larger context window (1M vs 256K 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 Nova Premier 1.0 or Command A cheaper?
Command A is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens, while Nova Premier 1.0 costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $12.50 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Nova Premier 1.0 or Command A?
Nova Premier 1.0 supports up to 1M tokens of context, compared with 256K for Command A.
Is Nova Premier 1.0 smarter than Command A?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Nova Premier 1.0 scores 9.2 and Command A scores 13.1, putting Command A ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Nova Premier 1.0 and Command A at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Nova Premier 1.0 and Command A answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Nova Premier 1.0 and Command A at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.