Model comparison
Command R vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
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CohereSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.8 to 29.3.
- Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Command R: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Not comparable
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1155 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | — |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Not comparable
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.