API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewParticle-1 vs Command A+

Pick Particle-1 when budget and context both matter.

Page updated: 2026-10-28T20:08:21Z Data confirmed: 2026-10-28T21:08:07Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Particle-1 when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Particle-1 is estimated at $0.75 vs $1.05 for Command A+, saving $0.3 (28.6% lower).

Cost-first pickParticle-1

Context-first pickParticle-1

Sample savings$0.328.6%

10x traffic gap$3

Particle-1 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $3. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Particle-1 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	Particle-1	Command A+
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	Particle-1	$1.75	$2.25
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	Particle-1	$1.25	$1.8
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	Particle-1	$5.25	$7.8

Cheaper input Particle-1 $0.25 vs $0.3 / 1M

Particle-1 is $0.05 cheaper per 1M input tokens (16.7% lower; 1.2x difference).

Cheaper output Particle-1 $1 vs $1.5 / 1M

Particle-1 is $0.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).

Larger context Particle-1 1.05M vs 192K

Particle-1 has 856.58K more context (5.46x larger).

Sample workload Particle-1 $0.75 vs $1.05

Particle-1 is $0.3 cheaper on the standard workload (28.6% lower).

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

Monthly input tokens Monthly output tokens

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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Particle-1 has the lower input price; Particle-1 has the lower output price; Particle-1 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Particle-1 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.75 for Particle-1 and $1.05 for Command A+.

Best Fit

Choose Particle-1 when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Choose Command A+ when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Particle-1 is estimated at $0.75 vs $1.05 for Command A+, saving $0.3 (28.6% lower).
Particle-1 is $0.3 cheaper on the standard workload (28.6% lower).
Particle-1 is $0.05 cheaper per 1M input tokens (16.7% lower; 1.2x difference).
Particle-1 is $0.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).
Particle-1 has 856.58K more context (5.46x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	NewParticle-1 (Particle AI)	Command A+ (Cohere)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$0.25	$0.3
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$1	$1.5
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$0.75	$1.05
Context Window	1.05M	192K
Release Date	2026-10-28	2026-09-22

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Particle-1	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Particle-1 is estimated at $0.75 vs $1.05 for Command A+, saving $0.3 (28.6% lower).
High-volume input processing	Particle-1	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Particle-1	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Particle-1	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps

North Mini Code (free) can replace Command A+ when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
Command R7B (12-2024) can replace Command A+ when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.11.
Command R (08-2024) can replace Command A+ when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.45.

Larger context near this budget

Llama 4 Scout offers 1.31M context with $0.25 sample workload cost.
GPT-6 Luna offers 1.05M context with $0.35 sample workload cost.
MiMo-V2.6-Flash offers 1.05M context with $0.28 sample workload cost.
GPT-6 Luna Pro offers 1.05M context with $0.35 sample workload cost.

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