Smart Router Configuration & Cost Failover: Cohere Command A (cohere/command-a) to Cohere Command R+ (cohere/command-r-plus-08-2024)

Production LLM API routing configuration, TTFT latency SLA (<400ms), and contribution margin failover benchmark generated by TokenMargin.dev.

1. Pricing & Latency Benchmark Summary

• Primary Model (Cohere Command A — cohere/command-a): $2.50 / 1M input tokens, $10.00 / 1M output tokens | TTFT: 340ms | Throughput: 85 tok/s
• Fallback Model (Cohere Command R+ — cohere/command-r-plus-08-2024): $2.50 / 1M input tokens, $10.00 / 1M output tokens | TTFT: 340ms | Throughput: 85 tok/s

2. Zero-Dependency TypeScript / Node.js Smart Router Configuration

export const SMART_ROUTER_CONFIG = {
  slaMaxTtftMs: 400,
  primary: { model: "cohere/command-a", inputPer1M: 2.50, outputPer1M: 10.00 },
  fallback: { model: "cohere/command-r-plus-08-2024", inputPer1M: 2.50, outputPer1M: 10.00 },
  retryOnStatus: [429, 500, 502, 503, 529]
};

3. LiteLLM / OpenRouter YAML Router Configuration (config.yaml)

model_list:
  - model_name: production-primary
    litellm_params:
      model: openrouter/cohere/command-a
      timeout: 15
  - model_name: cost-fallback
    litellm_params:
      model: openrouter/cohere/command-r-plus-08-2024
router_settings:
  routing_strategy: latency-based-routing
  fallbacks: [{"production-primary": ["cost-fallback"]}]