Model comparison
Command R+ vs Gemma 1.1 2b IT
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
GoogleSummary
- They share 16 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 43.5 to 25.1.
Side by side
| Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 29.3 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R+: 29.1 (#309), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | 1034 |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | 17.7% |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | 23.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Command R+: 9.2 (#344), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | 1005 |
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.34 | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Command R+: 28.9 (#242), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1188 | 1047 |
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
Knowledge Command R+ leads
Command R+: 36.4 (#169), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | 970 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multilingual Command R+ leads
Command R+: 38.6 (#227), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | 988 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | 1012 |
| LMArena German | 1216 | 944 |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | 899 |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | 990 |
| LMArena French | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | — |
Instruction Following Command R+ leads
Command R+: 60.0 (#254), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | 992 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
Long Context Command R+ leads
Command R+: 37.3 (#219), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1230 | 1003 |
Writing & Preference Command R+ leads
Command R+: 43.5 (#228), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1022 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | 998 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | 959 |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than Gemma 1.1 2b IT?
Command R+ is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 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 (29.1 vs 30.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and Gemma 1.1 2b IT share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16.