Model comparison
Command R vs Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.0 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
GoogleSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 2 categories and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Command R leads 30.5 to 16.0.
- Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 31.0 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2024-10-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Command R: 28.8 (#301), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1170 | 1218 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Command R: 13.3 (#329), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1210 |
| DTBench | 46.4% | 50% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Command R leads
Command R: 25.8 (#244), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1207 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 4.6% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Command R leads
Command R: 30.5 (#219), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1185 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 33% |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R: —, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1044 |
Multilingual Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Command R: 35.9 (#240), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1215 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1231 |
| LMArena French | 1161 | 1233 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1206 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1150 |
| LMArena Korean | 1162 | 1140 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1236 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1150 | 1212 |
Instruction Following Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Command R: 58.3 (#256), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1199 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Too close to call
Command R: 36.3 (#226), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1219 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Command R: 38.4 (#248), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1226 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1218 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1185 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B?
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.0 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better for coding?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.9 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21.