Model comparison
Command R vs Palm 2
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
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GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 5 categories and Palm 2 in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Command R leads 35.9 to 21.1.
- Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 31.0 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R: 28.8 (#301), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1170 | 995 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Palm 2 leads
Command R: 13.3 (#329), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1005 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Palm 2 leads
Command R: 25.8 (#244), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1049 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Command R: 30.5 (#219), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | — |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Command R leads
Command R: 35.9 (#240), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1161 | — |
| LMArena German | 1176 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1162 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1150 | — |
Instruction Following Command R leads
Command R: 58.3 (#256), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1010 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Command R leads
Command R: 36.3 (#226), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Command R leads
Command R: 38.4 (#248), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | Command R | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 994 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Palm 2?
Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Palm 2 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (28.8 vs 28.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.