Command A+ vs Sonar Pro
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
Command A+ comes from Cohere and Sonar Pro from Perplexity. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Command A+ is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $2.50 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | Command A+ | Sonar Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Perplexity |
| Model ID | command-a-plus-05-2026 | sonar-pro |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 64K | — |
| Input price | $2.50 / 1M tokens | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $10.00 / 1M tokens | $15.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text, image | text, image, file |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | All paid plans | All paid plans |
Which should you use?
Pick Command A+ when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $2.50 / 1M tokens versus $3.00 / 1M tokens.
- You want longer single responses — up to 64K output tokens.
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Try both on Clade
You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you Command A+, Sonar Pro, and every other model on the platform.