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Command R+ vs GPT-5 mini
Cohere vs OpenAI — head-to-head specs and pricing.
Cohere
Command R+
Cohere's flagship RAG-optimized model.
Command R+ — optimized for retrieval-augmented generation with inline citations and tool use.
OpenAI
GPT-5 mini
Fast, cheap, still smart.
GPT-5 mini is a smaller variant of GPT-5 optimized for throughput and cost. Great default for chat and classification.
| Spec | Command R+ | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | OpenAI |
| Input cost / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $0.18 |
| Output cost / 1M tokens | $12.00 | $0.72 |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output tokens | — | 8,000 |
| Streaming support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision input | — | ✓ |
| JSON mode | — | ✓ |
| Status | ACTIVE | ACTIVE |
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