Command R (08-2024) vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Command R (08-2024) costs 2.5x less per output token than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite ($0.60 vs $1.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.60
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.50
Command R (08-2024) or Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Command R (08-2024) for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($0.60 vs $1.50 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R (08-2024) has results on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite on SciCode, Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and WeirdML. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Command R (08-2024)
Command R (08-2024) $0.0004, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Command R (08-2024) not benchmarked, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Command R (08-2024) $0.60 against Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite $1.50 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
- Context window
- Command R (08-2024) takes 128K tokens, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R (08-2024) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciCode | Not measured | 43.4% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 24.2% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 52.2% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1187 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1197 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Command R (08-2024) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 144.3 | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R (08-2024) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 31.3% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| DeepResearch Bench | Not measured | 37.3% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R (08-2024) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 82.2% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 17.2% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 81.8% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1186 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1173 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1194 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | Not measured | 67.2% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R (08-2024) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 80.0% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 27.7% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1188 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1198 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R (08-2024) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | 1252 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1238 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1268 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1215 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index18 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R (08-2024) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 77.2% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 74.3% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 76.8% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 35.0% | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured |
| LMArena Text | 1229 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1197 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1234 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1238 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1216 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1227 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1216 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1166 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1162 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1227 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1213 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1230 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1241 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1223 | Not measured | Only Command R (08-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Command R (08-2024) costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Command R (08-2024) costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Command R (08-2024) costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Cohere Command R (08-2024) | Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Cohere | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | August 30, 2024 | May 7, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.60 | $1.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Command R (08-2024) better than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Command R (08-2024) for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($0.60 vs $1.50 per million).
Which is cheaper, Command R (08-2024) or Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
Command R (08-2024) costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs $0.25 and $1.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Command R (08-2024) or Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
Has any benchmark tested both Command R (08-2024) and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R (08-2024) has results on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite on SciCode, Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and WeirdML. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.