Cohere Command A vs Falcon (TII)
Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.
Cohere Command A
Cohere's enterprise-multilingual flagship -- 111B params, 256K context, runs on 2x H100. 23 languages. CC-BY-NC 4.0 on weights (research / non-commercial), commercial requires Cohere enterprise contract. Follow-ups: Command A Reasoning + Command A Vision
Falcon (TII)
UAE's Technology Innovation Institute open-weights family -- Falcon 3 optimized for efficient sub-10B deployment on consumer hardware
| Category | Cohere Command A | Falcon (TII) |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| Output Quality | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Value | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Features | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Overall | 7.5 | 7.1 |
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | Cohere Command A | Falcon (TII) |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting Price | $0 | $0 |
Benchmark Head-to-Head
Falcon 3 10B benchmarks — Cohere Command A has no published benchmarks
| Benchmark | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | Knowledge across 57 subjects | 73.1% |
| GPQA Diamond | Graduate-level science questions | 42.5% |
| HumanEval | Python code generation | 73.8% |
| MATH | Math problem solving | 55.4% |
Which Should You Pick?
Pick Cohere Command A if...
- ✓Higher output quality (8.5 vs 6.5)
- ✓More features (8 vs 6)
Mid-size to large enterprises needing a multilingual open-weight model with low-ish infrastructure requirements (2x H100 for full model). Especially good for retrieval-augmented generation over internal document stores, multi-language customer support, and workflows touching Asian / Middle Eastern / African languages where Command A's coverage materially beats Llama or Mistral. Also a strong pick for teams already in Cohere's enterprise ecosystem.
Visit Cohere Command APick Falcon (TII) if...
- ✓Better value for money (9/10)
Developers who need a genuinely Apache-2.0 small model for on-device or edge deployment, or who need strong Arabic/multilingual support.
Visit Falcon (TII)Our Verdict
Cohere Command A edges out Falcon (TII) with a 7.5 vs 7.1 overall score. Both are solid picks, but Cohere Command A has the advantage in output quality.