Command R+ (Apr '24) vs Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8
Wins 1 of 1 area
Facts
Wins 0 of 1 area
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Command R+ (Apr '24) is the stronger all-rounder.Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 is cheaper.
Scores updated · 10 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the one area 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.
Facts 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 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 costs 91% less for the same work.
Every test, side by side
All 10 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
FactsCommand R+ (Apr '24)
- Vectara HHEM hallucination ratelower is betterCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 1.36.98.2+1.3
Other results9 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 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 by 39.329.368.6+39.3
- HarmBenchLlama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 by 17.648.566.1+17.6
- vectara_answer_rateLlama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 by 595100+5
- bbqLlama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 by 3.189.993+3.1
- XSTestLlama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 by 2.793.896.5+2.7
- vectara_avg_summary_lengthLlama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 by 14.5 rating points91.5106+14.5 rating
- vectara_factual_consistencyCommand R+ (Apr '24) by 1.393.191.8+1.3
- simple_safety_teststie10099.3tie
- anthropic_red_teamtie9898.2tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Command R+ (Apr '24) or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8?
Command R+ (Apr '24) wins the one area where both have results: facts. Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 wins none, but costs 91% less.
Which is cheaper?
Command R+ (Apr '24) costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 costs $0.27 and $0.85. That makes Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FP8 about 91% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 10 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 1 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 9 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.