Gemini 1.5 Pro is 50% cheaper than Command R+ on blended 3:1 token pricing. Command R+ costs $2.50/1M in and $10.00/1M out, while Gemini 1.5 Pro costs $1.25/1M in and $5.00/1M out.
Command R+ vs Gemini 1.5 Pro
Compare verified input/output token rates, prompt caching discounts, latency tiers, and context limits between Cohere and Google.
| Metric / Feature | Command R+ (Cohere) | Gemini 1.5 Pro (Google) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $2.50 | $1.25 |
| Output Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| Prompt Caching Input Rate | Not Available | $0.312/1M |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production) | $4.375 / 1M | $2.188 / 1M |
| Max Context Window | 128k | 128k |
| Multimodal Vision | ❌ Text Only | ✅ Supported |
| MMLU Benchmark | 75.7% | 85.9% |
| Throughput & Latency | Fast (~40 t/s) | Standard (~35 t/s) |
| Best For | Grounded RAG with citation generation, enterprise business tooling | Massive codebase analysis, hours of video comprehension, full book translation |
When to Choose Command R+
Choose Command R+ if your workload requires grounded rag with citation generation, enterprise business tooling. Ideal for teams needing Cohere's infrastructure and ecosystem tooling.
When to Choose Gemini 1.5 Pro
Choose Gemini 1.5 Pro if your primary objective is massive codebase analysis, hours of video comprehension, full book translation. Ideal for scaling high-throughput pipelines with Google.
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