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Command A vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

Command A (Cohere) and Qwen3 Max Thinking (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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Qwen3 Max Thinking holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#64 vs #97); Qwen3 Max Thinking is 2.6× cheaper per output token ($3.90/1M vs $10.00/1M); and Qwen3 Max Thinking offers the longer context window (262K vs 256K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Command A if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Command A leads Qwen3 Max Thinking for this pair.

Choose Qwen3 Max Thinking if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #64 against #97 (42.3 vs 26.7 points).
  • API cost matters — $3.90/1M output tokens against $10.00/1M, about 2.6× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.78/1M against $2.50/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 256K.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 32.5 against 7.5.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 83.6% against 15.2%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 28.0% against 4.0%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 Max Thinking was listed 9 February 2026, Command A 13 March 2025.

Command A vs Qwen3 Max Thinking: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Command A and Qwen3 Max Thinking
FieldCommand ACohereQwen3 Max ThinkingQwen
ModelCap Index position#97#64
Index score26.742.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$2.50$0.78
Output price / 1M tokens$10.00$3.90
Context window256K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens8K66K
API providers listed11
Weight accessGated accessAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed13 March 20259 February 2026
PublisherCohereQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Command A vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

Public benchmark boards where Command A or Qwen3 Max Thinking has a published result
BoardCommand AQwen3 Max ThinkingLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13891383–1396—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)46.5Function calling—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.5intelligence-index32.5intelligence-indexQwen3 Max Thinking
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis15.2%tau2-bench-telecom83.6%tau2-bench-telecomQwen3 Max Thinking
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.0%humanitys-last-exam28.0%humanitys-last-examQwen3 Max Thinking

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 Max Thinking: common questions

Is Command A better than Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Qwen3 Max Thinking ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #64 against #97. 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 Max Thinking?

Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on output tokens: $3.90/1M against $10.00/1M. Input tokens are $2.50/1M for Command A and $0.78/1M for Qwen3 Max Thinking. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Command A or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Qwen3 Max Thinking has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 256K.

Which is better for coding, Command A or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Command A and Qwen3 Max Thinking open-weight models?

Command A: Gated access. Qwen3 Max Thinking: API only. 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 Max Thinking?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Command A and 1 for Qwen3 Max Thinking, 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 Max Thinking comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 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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