Model comparison
Command R vs Gemma 1.1 2b IT
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
GoogleSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 5 categories and Gemma 1.1 2b IT in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Command R leads 38.2 to 25.1.
Side by side
| Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 29.3 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1034 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | — | 17.7% |
| MBPP+ | — | 23.3% |
Reasoning Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1005 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1047 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Command R leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 970 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Command R leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 988 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1012 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 944 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 899 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 990 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | — |
Instruction Following Command R leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 992 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Command R leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1003 |
Writing & Preference Command R leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1022 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 998 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 959 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Gemma 1.1 2b IT?
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Gemma 1.1 2b IT better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (29.3 vs 30.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Gemma 1.1 2b IT share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16.