Model comparison
Command R vs Gemini 2.0 Pro
Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 7 shared benchmarks.
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GoogleSummary
- They share 7 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 1 category and Gemini 2.0 Pro in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Gemini 2.0 Pro leads 75.5 to 58.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is LiveBench Math: 19.4% for Command R and 71% for Gemini 2.0 Pro.
- Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-02-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 37.8 (#187)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | 63.5% |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 35.6% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 22.3 (#198)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | 60.1% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | 68% |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | 65.1% |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.7% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 135.06 |
Math Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 39.7 (#100)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | 71% |
| LMArena Math | 1155 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 83.5% |
Knowledge Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#167)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 65.7% |
| Confabulations | — | 18.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | — |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Gemini 2.0 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | — |
| LMArena French | 1162 | — |
| LMArena German | 1176 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 75.5 (#59)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | 83.4% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | — |
Long Context Command R leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 29.2 (#292)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 41.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemini 2.0 Pro leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Gemini 2.0 Pro: 52.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | 44.9% |
| LMArena Text | 1187 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Gemini 2.0 Pro?
Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Gemini 2.0 Pro better for coding?
Gemini 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.8 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Gemini 2.0 Pro share?
7 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 2.0 Pro has 14.