# Command R vs Step 3

> Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-step-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 3 leads 54.3 to 38.2.

## Snapshot

| | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 40.5 |
| Rank | 272 | 149 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.15 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.60 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Command R: 29.3 (#306)
- Step 3: 40.1 (#147)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1367 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |

## Reasoning

- Command R: 13.8 (#331)
- Step 3: 28.4 (#105)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1355 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |

## Math

- Command R: 28.0 (#246)
- Step 3: 37.6 (#148)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1366 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- Command R: 31.0 (#221)
- Step 3: 36.8 (#164)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1333 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |

## Multimodal

- Command R: —
- Step 3: 35.5 (#86)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1177 |

## Multilingual

- Command R: 35.7 (#245)
- Step 3: 46.3 (#159)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1371 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Command R: 58.1 (#261)
- Step 3: 70.4 (#164)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1332 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Command R: 36.3 (#231)
- Step 3: 40.3 (#157)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1326 |

## Writing & Preference

- Command R: 38.2 (#254)
- Step 3: 54.3 (#151)

| Benchmark | Command R | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1341 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Command R better than Step 3?

Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Command R or Step 3 better for coding?

Step 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Command R and Step 3 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.