Command R+ (Apr '24) wins more areas, narrowly.Llama 3 Instruct 8B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 20 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two 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.
Coding rests on a single test.
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.
Llama 3 Instruct 8B costs 98% 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 R+ (Apr '24) pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+2.7points ahead
Where Llama 3 Instruct 8B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 20 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningCommand R+ (Apr '24)
- GPQA DiamondCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 2.732.329.6+2.7
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.65.1tie
Other results17 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.
- AIR-Bench 2024Llama 3 Instruct 8B by 41.629.370.9+41.6
- HarmBenchLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 24.248.572.7+24.2
- GSM8KCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 20.870.749.9+20.8
- WinoGrandeCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 20.485.465+20.4
- HellaSwagCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 17.588.671.1+17.5
- bbqCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 13.489.976.5+13.4
- ARC-ChallengeLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 11.87182.8+11.8
- TruthfulQALlama 3 Instruct 8B by 6.956.363.2+6.9
- OpenBookQACommand R+ (Apr '24) by 6.282.876.6+6.2
- naturalquestions_closedbookLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 3.534.337.8+3.5
- NarrativeQALlama 3 Instruct 8B by 1.973.575.4+1.9
- XSTestLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 1.893.895.6+1.8
- MATHCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 1.240.339.1+1.2
- MMLULlama 3 Instruct 8B by 1.25960.1+1.2
- anthropic_red_teamtie9898.8tie
- simple_safety_teststie10099.3tie
- AA Intelligencetie5.34.8tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Command R+ (Apr '24) or Llama 3 Instruct 8B?
Command R+ (Apr '24) wins one of the two areas where both have results: reasoning. Llama 3 Instruct 8B wins none, but costs 98% less. They are level on coding.
Which is better for coding?
Neither. All 1 coding tests both models report are ties.
Which is cheaper?
Command R+ (Apr '24) costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Llama 3 Instruct 8B costs $0.04 and $0.14. That makes Llama 3 Instruct 8B about 98% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 20 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 17 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.