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Command A vs Qwen3 32B

Command A (Cohere) and Qwen3 32B (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Qwen3 32B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#82 vs #86); Qwen3 32B is 35.7× cheaper per output token ($0.28/1M vs $10.00/1M); Command A offers the longer context window (256K vs 131K tokens); and Qwen3 32B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Command A if…

  • you need the longer context window — 256K tokens against 131K.

Choose Qwen3 32B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #82 against #86 (29.6 vs 27.5 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.28/1M output tokens against $10.00/1M, about 35.7× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.08/1M against $2.50/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 32B ships open weights while Command A is gated access.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1407 against 1390.
  • BFCL V4 is your yardstick — 48.7 against 46.5.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 32B was listed 28 April 2025, Command A 13 March 2025.

Command A vs Qwen3 32B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Command A and Qwen3 32B
FieldCommand ACohereQwen3 32BQwen
ModelCap Index position#86#82
Index score27.529.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$2.50$0.08
Output price / 1M tokens$10.00$0.28
Context window256K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens8K16K
API providers listed14
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed13 March 202528 April 2025
PublisherCohereQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Command A vs Qwen3 32B

Public benchmark boards where Command A or Qwen3 32B has a published result
BoardCommand AQwen3 32BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13901383–139614071383–1431Qwen3 32B
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)46.5Function calling48.7Function callingQwen3 32B
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.5intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Command A vs Qwen3 32B: common questions

Is Command A better than Qwen3 32B?

Qwen3 32B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #82 against #86. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Command A cheaper than Qwen3 32B?

Qwen3 32B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.28/1M against $10.00/1M. Input tokens are $2.50/1M for Command A and $0.08/1M for Qwen3 32B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Command A or Qwen3 32B?

Command A has the larger context window: 256K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Command A or Qwen3 32B?

Arena coding: Command A 1390, Qwen3 32B 1407 — Qwen3 32B leads.

Are Command A and Qwen3 32B open-weight models?

Command A: Gated access. Qwen3 32B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Command A and Qwen3 32B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Command A and 4 for Qwen3 32B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Command A vs Qwen3 32B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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