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Command R+ vs Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking leads the LLM Stats Score 17.0 to 0.2.

Cohere · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking leads the overall LLM Stats Score 17.0 to 0.2, ranking #198 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Command R+

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

  • overall performance matters — it scores 17.0 and ranks #198 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Command R+
Cohere
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
0.2
#305
17.0
#198
Reasoning
-0.1
#301
17.3
#192
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Command R+ · 3 for Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinkingdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Aug 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking was released on 2025-01-21.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is 5 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

2.0 years ago

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Jan 21, 2025

1.6 years ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Command R+'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Command R+'s cutoff date.

Command R+

—

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Aug 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Command R+ and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Command R+
✓ Preferred
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
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FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking.

Which is better, Command R+ or Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking leads the LLM Stats Score 17.0 to 0.2. Command R+ is made by Cohere and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Command R+ compare to Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking in benchmarks?

Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking scores MMMU: 75.4%, GPQA: 74.2%, AIME 2024: 73.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Command R+ and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking?

Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Command R+ and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (0.2 vs 17.0), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (CC BY-NC vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Command R+ and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking?

Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is developed by Google.

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