Command A+ is Cohere's flagship model for enterprise agentic workflows. It accepts text and image inputs with a 192K context window, supports native tool calling with strict tool schemas, structured...
Model details →Cohere: Command A+ vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free)
Cohere: Command A+ wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GLM 5.2 is a large-scale reasoning model from Z.ai. It supports text input and output with a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agent workflows, project-level software engineering,...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Cohere: Command A+ | Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 192K | 33K | 🏆 Cohere: Command A+ |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.30 | $0.00 | 🏆 Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.50 | $0.00 | 🏆 Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 Cohere: Command A+ |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Cohere: Command A+ |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cohere: Command A+ better than Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free)?
Cohere: Command A+ wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Cohere: Command A+ and Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free)?
Input: $0.30 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.50 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Cohere: Command A+ and Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) support?
Cohere: Command A+ supports up to 192K tokens. Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Cohere: Command A+ and Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free) support tool calling?
Cohere: Command A+: yes. Z.ai: GLM 5.2 (free): not advertised.