Model comparison
Command R+ vs Gemma 2 9B
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 28 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
GoogleSummary
- They share 28 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 6 categories and Gemma 2 9B in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Command R+ leads 36.4 to 9.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is LiveBench Reasoning: 24.8% for Command R+ and 15.2% for Gemma 2 9B.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 25.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | 34.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | 22.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1173 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | 40.6% |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 2 9B leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | 15.2% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1171 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | 119.83 |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | 28.7% |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| PIQA | — | 83.7% |
Math Command R+ leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | 19.8% |
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1183 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 0.6% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 21% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.9% |
Knowledge Command R+ leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1147 |
| MMLU | 69.4% | 72.1% |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| BoolQ | — | 85.7% |
Multilingual Command R+ leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1188 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1185 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | 1190 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 1186 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | 1144 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | 1137 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1200 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1200 |
Instruction Following Command R+ leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | 52.6% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1178 |
Long Context Command R+ leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1197 |
Writing & Preference Command R+ leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1207 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1206 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1193 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | 25.5% |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 841 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Gemma 2 9B?
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R+ or Gemma 2 9B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (29.1 vs 29.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Gemma 2 9B share?
28 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 9B has 35.