Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Cohere Command R+ vs DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI): API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Cohere Command R+ is 1.6% cheaper ($1303.12/mo vs $1323.75/mo), while DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) leads in token generation speed (150 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Cohere Command R+ (Cohere) DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) (Fireworks AI) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $2.500 $3.000 Cohere Command R+
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $1.250 $1.500 Cohere Command R+
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $10.00 $8.00 DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI)
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1245 LMSYS Elo 1315 LMSYS Elo DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI)
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $1303.12 / mo $1323.75 / mo Cohere Command R+ (-1.6%)
Context Window 128,000 tokens 160,000 tokens DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI)
Output Speed (Throughput) 80 tokens/sec 150 tokens/sec DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI)
Batch API Discount -30% (Cohere) -50% (Fireworks AI) Fireworks AI
Primary Workload Fit Enterprise knowledge base search with verifiable inline citations US/EU compliance enterprises needing DeepSeek R1 reasoning at 3x speed Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Cohere Command R+ → Try DeepSeek R1 Fast (Fireworks AI) → Open Full Simulator