Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision vs Command A Reasoning: which model should you choose?
We compared Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision and Command A Reasoning on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision has the stronger average benchmark score; Command A Reasoning is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision is a multimodal model from Anthropic. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $13.96 per million input tokens and $56.28 per million output tokens, and averages 81.0 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $13.96 / 1M
- Output
- $56.28 / 1M
- Context
- 400,000
- Avg score
- 81.0
- Open weights
- No
Command A Reasoning
Command A Reasoning is a multimodal model from Cohere. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $13.74 per million input tokens and $51.49 per million output tokens, and averages 80.2 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $13.74 / 1M
- Output
- $51.49 / 1M
- Context
- 400,000
- Avg score
- 80.2
- Open weights
- No
Specification comparison
| Spec | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision | Command A Reasoning | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $13.96 | $13.74 | B |
| Output price / 1M | $56.28 | $51.49 | B |
| Context window | 400,000 | 400,000 | Tie |
| Max output | 8,192 | 65,536 | B |
| Average score | 81.0 | 80.2 | A |
| Arena Elo | 1429.6 | 1435.9 | B |
| Open weights | No | No | Tie |
Benchmark comparison
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision wins 8, Command A Reasoning wins 4, and 0 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision | Command A Reasoning | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 82.5 | 80.2 | 2.3 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| GPQA Diamond | 77.3 | 76.3 | 1.0 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| SWE-bench Verified | 72.2 | 71.1 | 1.1 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| HumanEval | 85.4 | 83.6 | 1.8 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| MATH-500 | 84.8 | 85.2 | 0.4 | Command A Reasoning |
| AIME 2025 | 80.9 | 74.2 | 6.7 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| LiveCodeBench | 75.7 | 74.1 | 1.6 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| IFEval | 87.9 | 87.8 | 0.1 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| TruthfulQA | 81.6 | 83.4 | 1.8 | Command A Reasoning |
| HellaSwag | 89.4 | 87.6 | 1.8 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision |
| MMMU | 73.8 | 78.2 | 4.4 | Command A Reasoning |
| Arena Elo | 1429.6 | 1435.9 | 6.3 | Command A Reasoning |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision costs about $24.54 per million tokens and Command A Reasoning costs about $23.18. Command A Reasoning is roughly 6% cheaper than Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
Both models list a 400,000-token context window. That is enough for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision wins 8, Command A Reasoning wins 4, and 0 are tied. On the index average, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision leads Command A Reasoning by 0.8 points (81.0 versus 80.2).
The price picture favours Command A Reasoning. The context picture is effectively a tie. Those two dimensions often matter more than a few benchmark points once a model is good enough for the task.
If you need a single default, start with Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision for quality-sensitive work and Command A Reasoning for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.
Choose Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision if
- You want the higher average benchmark score in this index.
Choose Command A Reasoning if
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
- You need the larger 65,536-token output limit.
- The workload needs multi-step reasoning.
FAQ
Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision better than Command A Reasoning?
On the index average, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision leads Command A Reasoning by 0.8 points (81.0 versus 80.2). The better choice depends on price, context and your task. Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision wins 8 benchmarks, Command A Reasoning wins 4.
Which is cheaper, Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision or Command A Reasoning?
Command A Reasoning is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $23.18 per million tokens, versus $24.54 for Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision.
Which has the larger context window?
Both models list a 400,000-token context window.
Are these models open weights?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision is proprietary; Command A Reasoning is proprietary.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Claude 3.7 Sonnet Vision for quality-sensitive work and Command A Reasoning for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.