Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Cohere Command R+ vs Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq): API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) is 98.6% cheaper ($18.86/mo vs $1303.12/mo), while Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) leads in token generation speed (750 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Cohere Command R+ (Cohere) Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) (GroqCloud) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $2.500 $0.050 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $1.250 $0.025 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $10.00 $0.08 Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1245 LMSYS Elo 1180 LMSYS Elo Cohere Command R+
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $1303.12 / mo $18.86 / mo Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) (-98.6%)
Context Window 128,000 tokens 128,000 tokens Cohere Command R+
Output Speed (Throughput) 80 tokens/sec 750 tokens/sec Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq)
Batch API Discount -30% (Cohere) -25% (GroqCloud) Cohere
Primary Workload Fit Enterprise knowledge base search with verifiable inline citations Instant keyword tagging, sentiment scoring, routing prompts at 750+ tokens/sec Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Cohere Command R+ → Try Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) → Open Full Simulator