Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Command A vs DeepSeek Coder V2 benchmark

Name: Command A vs DeepSeek Coder V2 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Command A (Cohere) and DeepSeek Coder V2 (DeepSeek) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. On preference Elo, DeepSeek Coder V2 is ahead by 21 points (1,365 vs 1,344; lmarena (Aug 17, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, DeepSeek Coder V2 resolves 60.5% versus 42.6% (swebench (Aug 17, 2026)). Command A streams faster (118 tok/s) while DeepSeek Coder V2 is the cheaper output token ($0.28/1M). Command A has the larger context window (256k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Cohere

Command A

Cohere enterprise RAG and tool-use model.

Elo 1,344$10/1M out

DeepSeek

DeepSeek Coder V2

DeepSeek open-weight Mixture-of-Experts coding model supporting 338 programming languages and 128k context.

Elo 1,365$0.28/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Command A (3)vsDeepSeek Coder V2 (7)

Command A: 3W (30%)Overall: DeepSeek Coder V2DeepSeek Coder V2: 7W (70%)

← Command ADeepSeek Coder V2 →

DeepSeek Coder V2 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,365

Coding Elo

—vs1,442

SWE-bench

42.6%vs60.5%

LiveBench

56.2%vs58.6%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs70.2%

Command A: 0WDeepSeek Coder V2: 5W

Command A (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs75 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs290 ms

Command A: 2WDeepSeek Coder V2: 0W

DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$0.28/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0.14/1M

Context window

256kvs128k

Command A: 1WDeepSeek Coder V2: 2W

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Dimensional AdvantageDeepSeek Coder V2 4/6

Preference Elo

DeepSeek Coder V2

21 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Command A

43 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

DeepSeek Coder V2

$9.72/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,344

EloHigh is better

1,365+2%

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,442

LiveBench

High is better

56.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

58.6%+4%

SWE-bench

High is better

42.6%

SWE-benchHigh is better

60.5%+42%

GPQA

High is better

66%

GPQAHigh is better

70.2%+6%

TTFT

Low is better

+66%175 ms

TTFTLow is better

290 ms

Speed

High is better

+57%118 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

75 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$2.5/1M

In $Low is better

$0.14/1M+1686%

Out $

Low is better

$10/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.28/1M+3471%

Context

High is better

+100%256k

ContextHigh is better

128k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 96% with DeepSeek Coder V2

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Command A$237.50 / mo

In: $87.50Out: $150.00

DeepSeek Coder V2$9.10 / mo

In: $4.90Out: $4.20

Estimated Cost Delta

DeepSeek Coder V2 is estimated to save $228.40/month ($2,741/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
DeepSeek Coder V2:Pick DeepSeek Coder V2 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Command A:Pick Command A when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
DeepSeek Coder V2:Pick DeepSeek Coder V2 as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsDeepSeek Coder V2

Higher SWE-bench (60.5%).

High-volume chatDeepSeek Coder V2

Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICommand A

Lower TTFT (175 ms).

Long-document RAGCommand A

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionDeepSeek Coder V2

DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	DeepSeek Coder V2	Higher SWE-bench (60.5%).
High-volume chat	DeepSeek Coder V2	Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Command A	Lower TTFT (175 ms).
Long-document RAG	Command A	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	DeepSeek Coder V2	DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Cohere

Command A

Elo 1,344

LiveBench56.2%

SWE-bench42.6%

Speed118 tok/s

Output cost$10/1M

DeepSeek

DeepSeek Coder V2

Elo 1,365

LiveBench58.6%

SWE-bench60.5%

Speed75 tok/s

Output cost$0.28/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or DeepSeek Coder V2?: DeepSeek Coder V2 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,365). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Command A or DeepSeek Coder V2?: DeepSeek Coder V2 leads SWE-bench at 60.5% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: DeepSeek Coder V2 output tokens are $0.28/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Command A or DeepSeek Coder V2?: Command A has the lower time-to-first-token (175 ms vs 290 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Command A accepts 256k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?: DeepSeek Coder V2 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Command A and DeepSeek Coder V2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Command A (3)vsDeepSeek Coder V2 (7)

Command A: 3W (30%)Overall: DeepSeek Coder V2DeepSeek Coder V2: 7W (70%)

← Command ADeepSeek Coder V2 →

DeepSeek Coder V2 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,365

Coding Elo

—vs1,442

SWE-bench

42.6%vs60.5%

LiveBench

56.2%vs58.6%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs70.2%

Command A: 0WDeepSeek Coder V2: 5W

Command A (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs75 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs290 ms

Command A: 2WDeepSeek Coder V2: 0W

DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$0.28/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0.14/1M

Context window

256kvs128k

Command A: 1WDeepSeek Coder V2: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsDeepSeek Coder V2

Higher SWE-bench (60.5%).

High-volume chatDeepSeek Coder V2

Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICommand A

Lower TTFT (175 ms).

Long-document RAGCommand A

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionDeepSeek Coder V2

DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	DeepSeek Coder V2	Higher SWE-bench (60.5%).
High-volume chat	DeepSeek Coder V2	Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Command A	Lower TTFT (175 ms).
Long-document RAG	Command A	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	DeepSeek Coder V2	DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or DeepSeek Coder V2?

DeepSeek Coder V2 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,365). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Command A or DeepSeek Coder V2?

DeepSeek Coder V2 leads SWE-bench at 60.5% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

DeepSeek Coder V2 output tokens are $0.28/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Command A or DeepSeek Coder V2?

Command A has the lower time-to-first-token (175 ms vs 290 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Command A accepts 256k tokens versus 128k.

Can I self-host either model?

DeepSeek Coder V2 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Command A and DeepSeek Coder V2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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