Cohere Command A vs Llama 4 (Meta)
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
Llama 4 (Meta)
Meta's open-weights flagship family -- Scout (10M context), Maverick (multimodal 400B MoE), Behemoth in preview
| Category | Cohere Command A | Llama 4 (Meta) |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Output Quality | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Value | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Features | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Overall | 7.5 | 7.9 |
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | Cohere Command A | Llama 4 (Meta) |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting Price | $0 | $0 |
Benchmark Head-to-Head
Llama 4 Maverick (17B/400B MoE) benchmarks — Cohere Command A has no published benchmarks
| Benchmark | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | Harder multi-subject reasoning | 80.5% |
| GPQA Diamond | Graduate-level science questions | 69.8% |
| HumanEval | Python code generation | 88% |
| MMMU (multimodal) | 73.4% |
Which Should You Pick?
Pick Cohere Command A if...
- ✓Easier to use (6.5 vs 5)
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 Llama 4 (Meta) if...
- ✓Better value for money (9/10)
- ✓More features (9 vs 8)
Developers and teams who need a permissively-licensed open-weights model with strong tooling, long context (Scout), or multimodal (Maverick). Safe default choice given the ecosystem.
Visit Llama 4 (Meta)Our Verdict
Llama 4 (Meta) edges out Cohere Command A with a 7.9 vs 7.5 overall score. Both are solid picks, but Llama 4 (Meta) has the advantage in value.