Command R7B (12-2024) is a small, fast update of the Command R+ model, delivered in December 2024. It excels at RAG, tool use, agents, and similar tasks requiring complex reasoning...
Model details →Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
DeepSeek-V3.1 is a large hybrid reasoning model (671B parameters, 37B active) that supports both thinking and non-thinking modes via prompt templates. It extends the DeepSeek-V3 base with a two-phase long-context...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 164K | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.04 | $0.25 | 🏆 Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.15 | $0.95 | 🏆 Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) better than DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1?
Input: $0.04 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.15 vs $0.95 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 support?
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) supports up to 128K tokens. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 supports up to 164K tokens.
Do both Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 support tool calling?
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024): not advertised. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1: yes.