Command A+ vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Wins 4 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Command A+ is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 17 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Command A+2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software21Command A+2 of 3 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Command A+1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Command A+1 of 1 test
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own00Even0 each · 2 ties
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Command A+ pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+79.5points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+38.7points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+6.8points ahead
Where Qwen3 Coder Next pulls ahead
- Command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench 2.1+15.4points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+7.3points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingCommand A+
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Qwen3 Coder Next by 15.422.838.2+15.4
- Terminal-Bench HardCommand A+ by 6.82518.2+6.8
- SciCodeCommand A+ by 2.338.536.2+2.3
ReasoningCommand A+
- GPQA DiamondCommand A+ by 2.476.173.7+2.4
- Humanity's Last ExamCommand A+ by 1.91210.1+1.9
- CritPttie0.30tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationCommand A+ by 79.585.86.3+79.5
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyQwen3 Coder Next by 7.38.916.1+7.3
Following instructionsCommand A+
- IFBenchCommand A+ by 38.773.935.2+38.7
Other results5 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceCommand A+ by 58.4-4-62.4+58.4
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexQwen3 Coder Next by 8.427.836.2+8.4
- AA IntelligenceCommand A+ by 3.913.19.2+3.9
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Command A+ by 1.280.779.5+1.2
- AA Agentic Indextie3.63.6tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Command A+ or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Command A+ wins four of the six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3 Coder Next wins none. They are level on agents and facts.
Which is better for coding?
Command A+. It wins 2 of the 3 coding tests both models report; Qwen3 Coder Next wins 1.
Which is cheaper?
Command A+ costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.30 and $1.50. For a million tokens read plus a million written, they cost about the same.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 12 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.