Simulating realistic Agentic workflow parameters (40,000 in / 1,500 out with 65% cache reuse). Devstral 2 (2512) (OpenRouter) delivers a 91% cost reduction over Cohere Command R+.
| Traffic Volume Tier | Cohere Command R+ Monthly | Devstral 2 (2512) (OpenRouter) Monthly | Monthly Savings by picking Devstral 2 (2512) (OpenRouter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 reqs/mo (Dev/Testing) | $115.00 | $10.604 | Save $104.396 / mo |
| 10,000 reqs/mo (Small App) | $1,150.00 | $106.04 | Save $1,043.96 / mo |
| 100,000 reqs/mo (Growth Production) | $11,500.00 | $1,060.40 | Save $10,439.60 / mo |
| 1,000,000 reqs/mo (Scale SaaS) | $115,000.00 | $10,604.00 | Save $104,396.00 / mo |
Devstral 2 (2512) (OpenRouter) is 91% cheaper for Agentic workflow workloads. At standard Agentic workflow parameter ratios (40,000 input tokens, 1,500 output tokens, 65% cache hit), Devstral 2 (2512) (OpenRouter) costs $0.0106 per request compared to $0.115 on Cohere Command R+.
Cohere Command R+ offers a context window of 128,000 tokens (max output: 4,096), while Devstral 2 (2512) (OpenRouter) offers 262,144 tokens (max output: 209,715).
At 100,000 requests per month, using Devstral 2 (2512) (OpenRouter) saves $10,439.60 every month (or $125,275.20 annually) compared to Cohere Command R+.
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