Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) vs Command A

Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) vs Command A. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)Off the frontier
Intelligence
57.30
Total cost
$3752
CohereCommand ANot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.50
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)Command ADifference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.37.5−86.9% Command A is 86.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,752.32Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)31.50s10.13s−67.8% Command A is 67.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$2.50 / $10.0
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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