Model comparison
Command R+ vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
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GoogleSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.7 to 26.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is LMCA: 5% for Command R+ and 29.7% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0765 / $0.26 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 32.0 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.0765 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.26 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 28.6 (#304), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1446 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | — | 35.2% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 8.9 (#341), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1438 |
| DTBench | 54.9% | 74.9% |
| LMCA | 5% | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.28 | 141.85 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 6% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 26.6 (#239), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1469 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 82.2% |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 35.9 (#165), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1447 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 73.2% |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R+: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 38.8 (#222), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1422 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1495 |
| LMArena French | 1208 | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1415 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 60.2 (#249), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1420 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#214), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1427 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R+: 43.7 (#223), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1401 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1442 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.0 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.0765 per million input tokens and $0.26 per million output tokens; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R+ or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.8 versus 28.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.