The closest alternative to Command R (08-2024) is Command A — comparable intelligence (— vs —); for a cheaper option, MiMo-V2.5 runs $0.140/M vs $0.150/M; for more speed, Morph V3 Large hits 2.6k t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is MiniMax M3.
Command A is the closest alternative to Command R (08-2024), with an Intelligence Index of — (Command R (08-2024) scores —) at $2.50 per million input tokens.
Yes — MiMo-V2.5 costs $0.140 per million input tokens versus $0.150 for Command R (08-2024), while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
MiniMax M3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Command R (08-2024) — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 54.7 on intelligence.