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 and multiple steps. Use of this model is subject to Cohere…
Model details →Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) vs Microsoft: Phi 4
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
[Microsoft Research](/microsoft) Phi-4 is designed to perform well in complex reasoning tasks and can operate efficiently in situations with limited memory or where quick responses are needed. At 14 billion parameters, it was trained on a…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) | Microsoft: Phi 4 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 16K | 🏆 Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.04 | $0.07 | 🏆 Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.15 | $0.14 | 🏆 Microsoft: Phi 4 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) better than Microsoft: Phi 4?
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) wins on 2 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 Microsoft: Phi 4?
Input: $0.04 vs $0.07 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.15 vs $0.14 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and Microsoft: Phi 4 support?
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) supports up to 128K tokens. Microsoft: Phi 4 supports up to 16K tokens.
Do both Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and Microsoft: Phi 4 support tool calling?
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024): not advertised. Microsoft: Phi 4: not advertised.