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Command A Reasoning vs Gemini 1.5 Pro

Compare recorded price, context, output limits, speed, latency, capabilities, and input/output support. Every missing value stays visible, and unsourced benchmarks are excluded.

This Command A Reasoning vs Gemini 1.5 Pro comparison is designed for teams choosing between two production model records, not for declaring a universal winner. Command A Reasoning by Cohere currently records 256K context, 32K maximum output, $2.50 input per 1M tokens, $10.00 output per 1M tokens. Gemini 1.5 Pro by Google records 2M context, 8.2K maximum output, $1.25 input per 1M tokens, $5.00 output per 1M tokens, 65 t/s recorded output speed, 0.90s recorded time to first token. The tables below separate documented capabilities, commercial limits, directory measurements, and source-linked benchmark evidence so you can see where the data is complete and where independent testing is still required.

Side-by-sideSpecs and pricing, compared

Cohere

Command A Reasoning

Cohere reasoning model for multilingual enterprise agents, tools, and complex workflows

Context
256K
Max output
32K
Input / 1M
$2.50
Output / 1M
$10.00
Output speed
—

Accepts

  • Text input

Produces

  • Text output
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Google

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Google's long-context multimodal model with up to 2M token windows.

Context
2M
Max output
8.2K
Input / 1M
$1.25
Output / 1M
$5.00
Output speed
65 t/s

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Audio input
  • Video input

Produces

  • Text output
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At a glance

Decision snapshot

This is a directional summary of the values recorded in this directory—not a universal quality verdict. Test the finalists on your own prompts before committing.

Where Command A Reasoning leads in recorded data

  • Maximum output: 32K

Where Gemini 1.5 Pro leads in recorded data

  • Context capacity: 2M
  • Input price: $1.25
  • Output price: $5.00

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Command A Reasoning:256K

Gemini 1.5 Pro:2M

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Command A Reasoning:32K

Gemini 1.5 Pro:8.2K

Command A Reasoning

Input price

Lower recorded price

Command A Reasoning:$2.50

Gemini 1.5 Pro:$1.25

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Output price

Lower recorded price

Command A Reasoning:$10.00

Gemini 1.5 Pro:$5.00

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Output speed

Higher recorded throughput

Command A Reasoning:—

Gemini 1.5 Pro:65 t/s

No complete comparison

Time to first token

Lower recorded latency

Command A Reasoning:—

Gemini 1.5 Pro:0.90s

No complete comparison

Intelligence Index

Higher directory index

Command A Reasoning:—

Gemini 1.5 Pro:75.8

No complete comparison

Evidence

Verified shared benchmarks

A score appears only when both records include a verified source. It is not treated as a universal ranking.

These two models haven't been measured on the same benchmark yet, so there's nothing meaningful to chart. Comparing scores from different tests would tell you more about the tests than the models — the specs and pricing above are the better guide here.

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

SpecificationCommand A ReasoningGemini 1.5 Pro
ProviderCohereGoogle
Model familycommand-aGemini 1.5
Accepted inputstexttext, image, audio, video
Produced outputstexttext
Context window256K2MRecorded lead
Max output32KRecorded lead8.2K
Intelligence Index—75.8
Input price / 1M$2.50$1.25Recorded lead
Output price / 1M$10.00$5.00Recorded lead
Output speed—65 t/s
Time to first token—0.90s
Reasoning modeDocumentedNot documented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputNot documentedDocumented
Audio inputNot documentedDocumented
Structured outputNot documentedDocumented
LicenseOpen weightsProprietary
ReleasedAug 21, 2025May 14, 2024

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Command A Reasoning currently leads on larger maximum output. Gemini 1.5 Pro currently leads on larger context, lower recorded input price, lower recorded output price. Choose according to the constraints that matter to your workload, then run the same representative prompts against both models before making a production commitment. Neither the larger number nor the lower price is automatically the better choice: prompt quality, tool reliability, modality support, rate limits, data policy, and provider implementation can change the result. Use this page to build a shortlist, confirm current terms in the linked sources, and validate quality, latency, and cost with your own traffic.

Provenance

Sources and data limits

Prices and hosted performance can change. SyncDev records source references and clearly separates documented specifications from measured values; confirm commercial terms with the provider before deployment.

Questions people ask

It compares recorded context and output limits, token prices, output speed, time to first token, Intelligence Index, modality support, tool and structured-output capabilities, release information, and only source-linked benchmarks verified on both records. Missing information is labeled rather than inferred.

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