Model comparison
Command R vs Gemma 2 2b IT
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 5 categories and Gemma 2 2b IT in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 21.4 to 13.8.
Side by side
| Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 33.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1113 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1135 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Command R leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1096 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Command R leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1132 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1157 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1114 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1083 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 1055 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1118 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1140 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1118 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Command R leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1130 |
Writing & Preference Command R leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263)
| Benchmark | Command R | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1156 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1147 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1118 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Gemma 2 2b IT?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?
Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Gemma 2 2b IT share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.