Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Command A vs Doubao Lite 1.5 benchmark

Name: Command A vs Doubao Lite 1.5 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Command A (Cohere) and Doubao Lite 1.5 (ByteDance) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. On preference Elo, Doubao Lite 1.5 is ahead by 16 points (1,360 vs 1,344; lmarena (Aug 17, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 resolves 46% versus 42.6% (swebench (Aug 17, 2026)). Doubao Lite 1.5 streams faster (180 tok/s) while Doubao Lite 1.5 is the cheaper output token ($0.1/1M). 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

ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Command A (3)vsDoubao Lite 1.5 (7)

Command A: 3W (30%)Overall: Doubao Lite 1.5Doubao Lite 1.5: 7W (70%)

← Command ADoubao Lite 1.5 →

Doubao Lite 1.5 (3/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,360

Coding Elo

—vs1,320

SWE-bench

42.6%vs46%

LiveBench

56.2%vs54%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs64.2%

Command A: 2WDoubao Lite 1.5: 3W

Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs180 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs110 ms

Command A: 0WDoubao Lite 1.5: 2W

Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$0.1/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0.04/1M

Context window

256kvs33k

Command A: 1WDoubao Lite 1.5: 2W

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Dimensional AdvantageCommand A 4/6

Preference Elo

Doubao Lite 1.5

16 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Doubao Lite 1.5

62 tok/s faster

Token Price Efficiency

Doubao Lite 1.5

$9.90/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,344

EloHigh is better

1,360+1%

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,320

LiveBench

High is better

+4%56.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

54%

SWE-bench

High is better

42.6%

SWE-benchHigh is better

46%+8%

GPQA

High is better

+3%66%

GPQAHigh is better

64.2%

TTFT

Low is better

175 ms

TTFTLow is better

110 ms+59%

Speed

High is better

118 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

180 tok/s+53%

In $

Low is better

$2.50 / 1M

In $Low is better

$0.04 / 1M+6150%

Out $

Low is better

$10.00 / 1M

Out $Low is better

$0.10 / 1M+9900%

Context

High is better

+681%256k

ContextHigh is better

33k

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Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 99% with Doubao Lite 1.5

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: $87.5Out: $150

Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo

In: $1.4Out: $1.5

Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $234.60/month ($2,815/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsDoubao Lite 1.5

Higher SWE-bench (46%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower TTFT (110 ms).

Long-document RAGCommand A

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionDoubao Lite 1.5

Doubao Lite 1.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Doubao Lite 1.5	Higher SWE-bench (46%).
High-volume chat	Doubao Lite 1.5	Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Doubao Lite 1.5	Lower TTFT (110 ms).
Long-document RAG	Command A	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	Doubao Lite 1.5	Doubao Lite 1.5 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

ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360

LiveBench54%

SWE-bench46%

Speed180 tok/s

Output cost$0.1/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or Doubao Lite 1.5?: Doubao Lite 1.5 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,360). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Command A or Doubao Lite 1.5?: Doubao Lite 1.5 leads SWE-bench at 46% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Command A or Doubao Lite 1.5?: Doubao Lite 1.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (110 ms vs 175 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 33k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
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 Doubao Lite 1.5 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)vsDoubao Lite 1.5 (7)

Command A: 3W (30%)Overall: Doubao Lite 1.5Doubao Lite 1.5: 7W (70%)

← Command ADoubao Lite 1.5 →

Doubao Lite 1.5 (3/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,360

Coding Elo

—vs1,320

SWE-bench

42.6%vs46%

LiveBench

56.2%vs54%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs64.2%

Command A: 2WDoubao Lite 1.5: 3W

Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs180 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs110 ms

Command A: 0WDoubao Lite 1.5: 2W

Doubao Lite 1.5 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$0.1/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0.04/1M

Context window

256kvs33k

Command A: 1WDoubao Lite 1.5: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsDoubao Lite 1.5

Higher SWE-bench (46%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower TTFT (110 ms).

Long-document RAGCommand A

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionDoubao Lite 1.5

Doubao Lite 1.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Doubao Lite 1.5	Higher SWE-bench (46%).
High-volume chat	Doubao Lite 1.5	Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Doubao Lite 1.5	Lower TTFT (110 ms).
Long-document RAG	Command A	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	Doubao Lite 1.5	Doubao Lite 1.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or Doubao Lite 1.5?

Doubao Lite 1.5 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,360). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Command A or Doubao Lite 1.5?

Doubao Lite 1.5 leads SWE-bench at 46% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Command A or Doubao Lite 1.5?

Doubao Lite 1.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (110 ms vs 175 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 33k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

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 Doubao Lite 1.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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