Command A+ vs Solar Pro 3
Wins 4 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 1 of 6 areas
Agents
Command A+ is the stronger all-rounder.Solar Pro 3 is cheaper and better at agents.
Scores updated · 16 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.
- CodingWriting and fixing software30Command A+3 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Command A+2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- 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 own01Solar Pro 31 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- 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.
Solar Pro 3 costs 58% less for the same work.
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+74points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+20.4points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+17.4points ahead
Where Solar Pro 3 pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+9.6points ahead
- Customer-service tasks in a simulated bankτ-Bench V3 · Banking+2.7points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 16 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingCommand A+
- Terminal-Bench HardCommand A+ by 17.4257.6+17.4
- SciCodeCommand A+ by 1338.525.5+13
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Command A+ by 10.822.812+10.8
AgentsSolar Pro 3
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingSolar Pro 3 by 2.768.7+2.7
- Terminal-Bench 4.0tie0.50tie
ReasoningCommand A+
- GPQA DiamondCommand A+ by 3.776.172.4+3.7
- Humanity's Last ExamCommand A+ by 1.71210.3+1.7
- CritPttie0.30tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationCommand A+ by 7485.811.8+74
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracySolar Pro 3 by 9.68.918.5+9.6
Following instructionsCommand A+
- IFBenchCommand A+ by 2.773.971.2+2.7
Other results4 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 49.4-4-53.4+49.4
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexCommand A+ by 11.627.816.2+11.6
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Solar Pro 3 by 5.680.786.3+5.6
- AA IntelligenceCommand A+ by 5.313.17.8+5.3
Questions people ask
Which is better, Command A+ or Solar Pro 3?
Command A+ wins four of the six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. Solar Pro 3 wins agents, and costs 58% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Command A+. It wins 3 of the 3 coding tests both models report; Solar Pro 3 wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Command A+ costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Solar Pro 3 costs $0.15 and $0.60. That makes Solar Pro 3 about 58% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 16 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 4 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.