Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Cohere Command R+ vs Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq): API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) is 83.7% cheaper ($212.40/mo vs $1303.12/mo), while Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) leads in token generation speed (310 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Cohere Command R+ (Cohere) Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) (GroqCloud) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $2.500 $0.590 Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $1.250 $0.290 Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $10.00 $0.79 Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1245 LMSYS Elo 1250 LMSYS Elo Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $1303.12 / mo $212.40 / mo Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) (-83.7%)
Context Window 128,000 tokens 128,000 tokens Cohere Command R+
Output Speed (Throughput) 80 tokens/sec 310 tokens/sec Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq)
Batch API Discount -30% (Cohere) -25% (GroqCloud) Cohere
Primary Workload Fit Enterprise knowledge base search with verifiable inline citations Voice agents, instant autocomplete, sub-200ms interactive UX Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Cohere Command R+ → Try Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) → Open Full Simulator