Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Command A vs GPT-4.5 Orion benchmark

Name: Command A vs GPT-4.5 Orion AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares Command A (Cohere) and GPT-4.5 Orion (OpenAI) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, GPT-4.5 Orion is ahead by 196 points (1,540 vs 1,344; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, GPT-4.5 Orion resolves 71% versus 42.6% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). Command A streams faster (118 tok/s) while Command A is the cheaper output token ($10/1M). 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

OpenAI

GPT-4.5 Orion

OpenAI largest dense non-reasoning model with expansive world knowledge and reduced hallucinations.

Elo 1,540$150/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Command A (5)vsGPT-4.5 Orion (5)

Command A: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupGPT-4.5 Orion: 5W (50%)

← Command AGPT-4.5 Orion →

GPT-4.5 Orion (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,540

Coding Elo

—vs1,520

SWE-bench

42.6%vs71%

LiveBench

56.2%vs68.5%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs84%

Command A: 0WGPT-4.5 Orion: 5W

Command A (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs60 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs350 ms

Command A: 2WGPT-4.5 Orion: 0W

Command A (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$150/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$75/1M

Context window

256kvs128k

Command A: 3WGPT-4.5 Orion: 0W

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Dimensional AdvantageEven 3–3

Preference Elo

GPT-4.5 Orion

196 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Command A

58 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Command A

$140.00/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,344

EloHigh is better

1,540+15%

Code Elo

High is better

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Code EloHigh is better

1,520

LiveBench

High is better

56.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

68.5%+22%

SWE-bench

High is better

42.6%

SWE-benchHigh is better

71%+67%

GPQA

High is better

66%

GPQAHigh is better

84%+27%

TTFT

Low is better

+100%175 ms

TTFTLow is better

350 ms

Speed

High is better

+97%118 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

60 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+2900%$2.5/1M

In $Low is better

$75/1M

Out $

Low is better

+1400%$10/1M

Out $Low is better

$150/1M

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 95% with Command A

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

GPT-4.5 Orion$4,875.00 / mo

In: $2625.00Out: $2250.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Command A is estimated to save $4,637.50/month ($55,650/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
GPT-4.5 Orion:Pick GPT-4.5 Orion when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Command A:Pick Command A when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Command A:Pick Command A when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-4.5 Orion

Higher SWE-bench (71%).

High-volume chatCommand A

Lower output list price ($10/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICommand A

Lower TTFT (175 ms).

Long-document RAGCommand A

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4.5 Orion

GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GPT-4.5 Orion	Higher SWE-bench (71%).
High-volume chat	Command A	Lower output list price ($10/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Command A	Lower TTFT (175 ms).
Long-document RAG	Command A	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4.5 Orion	GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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LIVE

Cohere

Command A

Elo 1,344

LiveBench56.2%

SWE-bench42.6%

Speed118 tok/s

Output cost$10/1M

OpenAI

GPT-4.5 Orion

Elo 1,540

LiveBench68.5%

SWE-bench71%

Speed60 tok/s

Output cost$150/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or GPT-4.5 Orion?: GPT-4.5 Orion has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,540). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Command A or GPT-4.5 Orion?: GPT-4.5 Orion leads SWE-bench at 71% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Command A output tokens are $10/1M versus $150/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Command A or GPT-4.5 Orion?: Command A has the lower time-to-first-token (175 ms vs 350 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?: 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 GPT-4.5 Orion Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Command A (5)vsGPT-4.5 Orion (5)

Command A: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupGPT-4.5 Orion: 5W (50%)

← Command AGPT-4.5 Orion →

GPT-4.5 Orion (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,540

Coding Elo

—vs1,520

SWE-bench

42.6%vs71%

LiveBench

56.2%vs68.5%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs84%

Command A: 0WGPT-4.5 Orion: 5W

Command A (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs60 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs350 ms

Command A: 2WGPT-4.5 Orion: 0W

Command A (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$150/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$75/1M

Context window

256kvs128k

Command A: 3WGPT-4.5 Orion: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-4.5 Orion

Higher SWE-bench (71%).

High-volume chatCommand A

Lower output list price ($10/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICommand A

Lower TTFT (175 ms).

Long-document RAGCommand A

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4.5 Orion

GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	GPT-4.5 Orion	Higher SWE-bench (71%).
High-volume chat	Command A	Lower output list price ($10/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Command A	Lower TTFT (175 ms).
Long-document RAG	Command A	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4.5 Orion	GPT-4.5 Orion is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or GPT-4.5 Orion?

GPT-4.5 Orion has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,540). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Command A or GPT-4.5 Orion?

GPT-4.5 Orion leads SWE-bench at 71% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Command A output tokens are $10/1M versus $150/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Command A or GPT-4.5 Orion?

Command A has the lower time-to-first-token (175 ms vs 350 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?

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 GPT-4.5 Orion Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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