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Command RvsGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. Command R is 3.7x cheaper per token. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the larger context window (1.0M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 1
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
Cheaper per token
Command R
3.7x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · 100%
Cohere · Google
Command R
Cohere · released 2024-08-30
text
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google · released 2026-07-21
textvisionaudio
Quality
Benchmark matrix
1 shared · 0 only Command R · 4 only Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite| Benchmark | Command R | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 1 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | 1163 ↗ | 1435.5 ↗ | -272.5 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
| Only Command R reports · 0 | ||||
| Command R reports nothing Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite does not. | ||||
| Only Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite reports · 4 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | not reported | 83.3% ↗epoch | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 0% ↗epoch | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 26% ↗epoch | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 71.1% ↗epoch | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Command R minus Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | Command R | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
| Max output | 4K tokens | 66K tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
| Input price / 1M | $0.15 ↗ | $0.3 ↗ | Command R |
| Output price / 1M | $0.6 ↗ | $2.5 ↗ | Command R |
| Cached input / 1M | — | $0.03 ↗ | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $0.75 | $2.8 | Command R |
| Modalities | text | text · vision · audio | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-07-21 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 1 | 5 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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