Model comparison
Command R vs Gemma 2 27B
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 29 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 29 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 2 categories and Gemma 2 27B in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Command R leads 28.0 to 10.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is LiveBench Coding: 17.9% for Command R and 36% for Gemma 2 27B.
- Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $0.65 / $0.65 for Gemma 2 27B.
- Command R accepts more context: 128K tokens versus 8K.
Side by side
| Command R | Gemma 2 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 8K |
| Max output | 4K | 2K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.65 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $0.65 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 27B leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | 42.8% |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | 36% |
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1211 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | 52.5% |
Reasoning Gemma 2 27B leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | 28.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1198 |
| DTBench | 46.4% | 48% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | 47.9% |
| LMCA | 9.2% | 7.1% |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | 38.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 122.08 |
Math Command R leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | 26.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1212 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 1.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 27.9% |
Knowledge Command R leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1172 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | 75.7% |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 36.5% |
| Confabulations | — | 27.1% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 27B leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1217 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1221 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1247 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1209 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1175 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 1174 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1234 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1228 |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 27B leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | 58.1% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1206 |
Long Context Gemma 2 27B leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1231 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 27B leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1231 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1241 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1224 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | 32.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Gemma 2 27B?
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R or Gemma 2 27B?
Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Gemma 2 27B lists at $0.65 and $0.65.
Is Command R or Gemma 2 27B better for coding?
Gemma 2 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Command R does, with 128K tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Gemma 2 27B share?
29 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 27B has 34.