Magnum v4 72B vs Command R (08-2024)
Command R (08-2024) costs 8.3x less per output token than Magnum v4 72B ($0.60 vs $5.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $5.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.60
Magnum v4 72B or Command R (08-2024): which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. Magnum v4 72B has none yet; Command R (08-2024) on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Command R (08-2024)
Command R (08-2024) takes 128K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Command R (08-2024)
Magnum v4 72B $0.0050, Command R (08-2024) $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Magnum v4 72B not benchmarked, Command R (08-2024) not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Magnum v4 72B $5.00 against Command R (08-2024) $0.60 per million output tokens, 8.3x apart.
- Context window
- Magnum v4 72B takes 33K tokens, Command R (08-2024) 128K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Magnum v4 72B | Command R (08-2024) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1187 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1197 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Magnum v4 72B | Command R (08-2024) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1186 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1173 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1194 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Magnum v4 72B | Command R (08-2024) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1188 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1198 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Magnum v4 72B | Command R (08-2024) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1252 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1238 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1268 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1215 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14 boards measured
| Benchmark | Magnum v4 72B | Command R (08-2024) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1229 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1197 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1234 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1238 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1216 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1227 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1216 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1166 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1162 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1227 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1213 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1230 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1241 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1223 | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Command R (08-2024) costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Command R (08-2024) costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Command R (08-2024) costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Magnum v4 72B | Cohere Command R (08-2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Anthracite | Cohere |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | October 22, 2024 | August 30, 2024 |
| Context window | 33K | 128K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $5.00 | $0.60 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Magnum v4 72B better than Command R (08-2024) for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Magnum v4 72B or Command R (08-2024)?
Magnum v4 72B costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $5.00 per million output tokens; Command R (08-2024) costs $0.15 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Magnum v4 72B or Command R (08-2024)?
Command R (08-2024), with 128K tokens against 33K.
Has any benchmark tested both Magnum v4 72B and Command R (08-2024)?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Magnum v4 72B has none yet; Command R (08-2024) on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.