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  5. Command A+vsGPT-6 Astra
Updated Sep 2026

Command A+vsGPT-6 Astra

Command A+ is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra at $0.3/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Command A+ and GPT-6 Astra compared across 17 shared prompts
SpecCommand A+GPT-6 Astra
Input price$0.3/M tokens$10/M tokens
Output price$1.5/M tokens$50/M tokens
Context window192K tokens1.1M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Sep 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 17 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Command A+267 words
Dish Name: Golden Garlic Parmesan Pasta Ingredients (7 pantry staples only) 8 oz (≈ 225 g) dry pasta (any shape you like) 3 Tbsp unsalted butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp olive oil ½ tsp salt (plus extra for pasta water) ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese Instructions Boil the pasta…
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GPT-6 Astra200 words
Cinnamon Hug Cookies Buttery cookies with crisp edges, soft centers, and a cozy cinnamon flavor. Makes: About 20 cookies Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 10–12 minutes per batch Ingredients — exactly 7 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided ½ cup salted butter, softened 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½…
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

Command A+2,382 words
3‑Month Biohacker Longevity Blueprint Goal: Maximize healthy lifespan, peak physical performance, and cognitive sharpness while building measurable resilience. QUICK‑START SUMMARY (ONE‑PAGE ACTION PLAN) Week Primary Focus Key Supplements (dose & timing) Fasting/Diet Exercise Wearable/HRV Stress/Neuro Lab/Tracking 1‑4…
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GPT-6 Astra2,730 words
A 12-week longevity and performance plan The most effective “advanced” longevity strategy is not the largest supplement stack. It is a well-controlled program that improves cardiovascular fitness, strength, metabolic health, sleep, and sustainable behavior—while using measurements to avoid overtraining, underfueling…
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

Command A+1,034 words
48-HOUR CRISIS ACTION PLAN: ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT HOURS 0-1: IMMEDIATE ASSESSMENT & CRISIS TEAM ACTIVATION Actions: Activate Crisis Management Team (CMT): CEO, Legal Counsel, Medical Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Head of PR, CFO, Head of HR Secure all data related to liver failure cases…
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GPT-6 Astra1,864 words
I would act on the safety signal now—not wait six months, and not let the expected stock-price decline determine whether patients and clinicians learn about it. That does not mean declaring causation proven or automatically withdrawing the drug.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Command A+2,523 words
A 1920 Transistor: The Ripple Effects Through 1980 The Early Spark – 1920s‑30s What would change? Solid‑state amplifiers appear a quarter‑century earlier. The first practical transistor (likely a point‑contact or junction type) would be patented by the early 1930s, giving radio receivers a tiny, low‑power, reliable…
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GPT-6 Astra1,967 words
A transistor invented in 1920 would probably bring the electronics age forward—but not uniformly by 27 years. The first gains would be smaller, more reliable radios and control systems. Computers, integrated circuits, and space systems would follow only when other prerequisites caught up.
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

Command A+1,636 words
Dish Title – “Moonlit Tide” A five‑component, multi‑textural voyage that marries the elemental forces of fire, water, earth, air and the celestial moon. The narrative follows a solitary night on the Japanese coast where the sea’s fire (charred sea urchin) meets the moon’s silver (gold leaf), the water’s whisper…
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GPT-6 Astra1,553 words
Between Tide and Orchard Seared scallop, celeriac silk, blackcurrant–kombu gel, coffee beurre blanc, and buckwheat lace A four-person tasting-menu course, designed around the surprising affinity between scallops, blackcurrants, and coffee.
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

Command A+1,674 words
This architecture, while functional for a prototype, contains several critical architectural flaws regarding consistency, availability, and scalability. Below is a breakdown of the failure modes, race conditions, and bottlenecks, followed by proposed solutions and their trade-offs.
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GPT-6 Astra2,505 words
This design can support a collaborative-editor prototype, but its current consistency model will lose edits, its cross-server propagation will produce inconsistent views, and its persistence and caching choices create durability and security risks.
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Our Verdict
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra
Command A+
Command A+Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Command A+ costs 33x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Command A+
Input
$0.30
33× cheaper
Output
$1.50
33× cheaper
GPT-6 Astra
Input
$10.00
Output
$50.00

Command A+ is cheaper on both: 33× input, 33× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

Command A+1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Cohere$0.30 in·$1.50 out·192k·99.3% up
GPT-6 Astra3 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·100% upOpenAI$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·100% upAmazon Bedrock$11.00 in·$55.00 out·1.1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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Command A+ is developed by Cohere while GPT-6 Astra is developed by OpenAI. Command A+ has a 192K token context window vs GPT-6 Astra's 1.1M. You can compare their actual outputs across 17 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Command A+ and GPT-6 Astra each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 17 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Command A+ costs $0.3/M input tokens and GPT-6 Astra costs $10/M input tokens. Command A+ is $9.70/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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