Model comparison
Command R+ vs Gemini 1.0 Pro
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
GoogleSummary
- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 6 categories and Gemini 1.0 Pro in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Command R+ leads 36.4 to 15.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 54.9% for Command R+ and 45.9% for Gemini 1.0 Pro.
- Command R+ has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 27.3 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2023-12-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1108 |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | 55.5% |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | 61.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1109 |
| DTBench | 54.9% | 45.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | 117.04 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Command R+ leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1132 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 1.1% |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 11.2% |
Knowledge Command R+ leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1059 |
| MMLU | 69.4% | 70% |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 34% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
Multilingual Command R+ leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1138 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1124 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | 1145 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 1125 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | 1023 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1186 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1119 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | — |
Instruction Following Command R+ leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1114 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context Command R+ leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1132 |
Writing & Preference Command R+ leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemini 1.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1149 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1131 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1139 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Gemini 1.0 Pro?
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R+ or Gemini 1.0 Pro better for coding?
Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.2 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Gemini 1.0 Pro share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24.