Model comparison
Command R vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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GoogleSummary
- They share 16 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 writing & preference, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 58.6 to 38.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 46.4% for Command R and 74.9% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is cheaper at $0.0675 / $0.23 per million input/output tokens, against $0.15 / $0.60 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 | 31.4 | 43.5 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 4K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.0675 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $0.23 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1447 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | — | 35.2% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1439 |
| DTBench | 46.4% | 74.9% |
| LMCA | 9.2% | 29.7% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 6% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 141.85 |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1470 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 82.2% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1447 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 73.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1421 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1495 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1460 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1417 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1420 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1441 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 31.4 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 $0.0675 per million input tokens and $0.23 per million output tokens; Command R lists at $0.15 and $0.60.
Is Command R or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better for coding?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.0 versus 29.3 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?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.