Model comparison
Command R+ vs Seed 2.0 Pro
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 0 categories and Seed 2.0 Pro in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 62.9 to 43.5.
- Seed 2.0 Pro is cheaper at $0.50 / $3 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
- Seed 2.0 Pro accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
- Command R+ has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | ByteDance Seed |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 43.2 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-02-14 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 256K |
| Max output | 4K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1472 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1453 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 28.4% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 57.1% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1439 |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 1440 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R+: —, Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1274 |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 1441 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1489 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | 1471 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 1442 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | 1408 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | 1411 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 1449 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | 1460 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 1414 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1448 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 1406 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 1441 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Seed 2.0 Pro?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ or Seed 2.0 Pro?
Seed 2.0 Pro is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R+ or Seed 2.0 Pro better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Seed 2.0 Pro does, with 256K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Seed 2.0 Pro share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Seed 2.0 Pro has 20.