Command Light vs Command R7B

Side by side pricing and context for Command Light and Command R7B. Rates are curated catalog values with last verified dates on each model page.

Command Light

Lightweight Cohere Command variant for high-volume simple generation. Prefer Command R7B or Command R when quality matters more.

Input $0.300 / Output $0.600 per 1M

Context 4.1K · Approx

Command R7B

Compact Cohere Command model for high-QPS RAG and agents. Prefer when Command R is more than you need on cost and latency.

Input $0.037 / Output $0.150 per 1M

Context 128K · Approx


Quick take

  • Command R7B is cheaper on input in this catalog snapshot.
  • Command R7B is cheaper on output in this catalog snapshot.
  • Both last verified on their model pages (2026-08-02 / 2026-08-02).

Rate table

MetricCommand LightCommand R7B
Input / 1M$0.300$0.037
Output / 1M$0.600$0.150
Cached input / 1Mn/an/a
Context4.1K128K
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