Command R+ (08-2024) vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools

Command R+ (08-2024) costs 1.2x less per output token than Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools ($10.00 vs $12.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Command R+ (08-2024) Replace Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools

Command R+ (08-2024)Cohere

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $10.00

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom ToolsGoogle

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $12.00

vs $10.00 vs $12.00 per 1M output tokens. Command R+ (08-2024) is 1.2x cheaper.

Command R+ (08-2024) or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools: 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 1.2x cheaper ($10.00 vs $12.00 per million).

Model ACommand R+ (08-2024)CohereNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task Model BGemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom ToolsGoogleNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R+ (08-2024) has none yet; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools on Vending-Bench 2. 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 Pro Preview Custom Tools
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools takes 1.05M tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Command R+ (08-2024)
Command R+ (08-2024) $0.0075, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools $0.0080 per turn.
List prices

At a glance

Coding index: Command R+ (08-2024) not benchmarked, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools 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) $10.00 against Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools $12.00 per million output tokens, 1.2x apart.
Context window: Command R+ (08-2024) takes 128K tokens, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools 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.

Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Agentic work benchmarks for Command R+ (08-2024) and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools
Benchmark	Command R+ (08-2024)	Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools	Leader
Vending-Bench 2	Not measured	$3,774	Only Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools measured
Neither model has a result on the other 38 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)$0.0075Fits in one request

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools$0.0080Fits in one request

Command R+ (08-2024) costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Command R+ (08-2024)$0.155Fits in one request

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools$0.136Fits in one request

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Command R+ (08-2024)$0.600Exceeds the context window

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools$0.520Fits in one request

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools 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.

Specifications of Command R+ (08-2024) and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools
Specification	Cohere Command R+ (08-2024)	Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools
Maker	Cohere	Google
Weights	No public weights listed	No public weights listed
Released	August 30, 2024	February 25, 2026
Context window	128K	1.05M
Input $/Mtok	$2.50	$2.00
Output $/Mtok	$10.00	$12.00
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 Pro Preview Custom Tools 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 1.2x cheaper ($10.00 vs $12.00 per million).

Which is cheaper, Command R+ (08-2024) or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools?

Command R+ (08-2024) costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools costs $2.00 and $12.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Command R+ (08-2024) or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.

Has any benchmark tested both Command R+ (08-2024) and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R+ (08-2024) has none yet; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools on Vending-Bench 2. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.