Very long inputs
Choose Grok Build 0.1
Grok Build 0.1 reads up to 256k tokens per request, against 128k for Command A+.
Command A+ vs Grok Build 0.1: price, context and capabilities
Choose Grok Build 0.1 for very long inputs; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
In short
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Grok Build 0.1 reads more per request: 256k tokens against 128k.
- Only Grok Build 0.1 offers reasoning, prompt caching, batch api.
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Specifications side by side
| Command A+ | Grok Build 0.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | xAI |
| Category | Language models | Language models |
| Status | Generally available | Generally available |
| Headline price | No data | $1.25 / 1M tokens |
| Input | No data | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output | No data | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input | No data | $0.20 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 128k | 256k |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | May 2026 | May 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Vision, Tool calling, Structured output | Vision, Reasoning, Tool calling, Structured output, Prompt caching, Batch API |
| API model id | command-a-plus-05-2026 | grok-build-0.1 |
Benchmarks side by side
Leader in bold.
| Benchmark | Command A+ | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 13.1 | No data |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 25% | No data |
| SciCode | 38.5% | No data |
| GPQA Diamond | 76.1% | No data |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 12% | No data |
| IFBench (instruction following) | 73.9% | No data |
| τ²-Bench (agentic tool use) | 80.7% | No data |
| MMMU-Pro (visual reasoning) | 63.2% | No data |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 52.7% | No data |
Independent evaluations by Artificial Analysis, run the same way for every model, at the reasoning setting shown. Percentages unless marked as an index.
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Command A+ or Grok Build 0.1?
Choose Grok Build 0.1 for very long inputs; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
Which is cheaper, Command A+ or Grok Build 0.1?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
Which has the larger context window, Command A+ or Grok Build 0.1?
Grok Build 0.1 reads more per request: 256k tokens against 128k.
What is the difference between Command A+ and Grok Build 0.1?
Command A+ is made by Cohere and Grok Build 0.1 by xAI. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Grok Build 0.1 reads more per request: 256k tokens against 128k. Only Grok Build 0.1 offers reasoning, prompt caching, batch api.