Gemma 4 (Google) vs Cohere Command A
Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.
Gemma 4 (Google)
Google DeepMind's open-weights model family -- multimodal, 256K context, runs on edge devices
Cohere Command A
Cohere's enterprise-multilingual flagship -- 111B params, 256K context, runs on 2x H100. 23 languages. CC-BY-NC 4.0 on weights (research / non-commercial), commercial requires Cohere enterprise contract. Follow-ups: Command A Reasoning + Command A Vision
| Category | Gemma 4 (Google) | Cohere Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Output Quality | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Value | 10.0 | 7.0 |
| Features | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Overall | 8.3 | 7.5 |
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | Gemma 4 (Google) | Cohere Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting Price | $0 | $0 |
Benchmark Head-to-Head
Gemma 4 31B benchmarks — Cohere Command A has no published benchmarks
| Benchmark | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | Knowledge across 57 subjects | 83% |
| GPQA Diamond | Graduate-level science questions | 84.3% |
| AIME 2026 | 89.2% | |
| HumanEval | Python code generation | 85% |
Which Should You Pick?
Pick Gemma 4 (Google) if...
- ✓Better value for money (10/10)
Developers and businesses who need a permissively licensed multimodal LLM they can self-host or fine-tune. Especially good for multilingual use cases and on-device deployment.
Visit Gemma 4 (Google)Pick Cohere Command A if...
Mid-size to large enterprises needing a multilingual open-weight model with low-ish infrastructure requirements (2x H100 for full model). Especially good for retrieval-augmented generation over internal document stores, multi-language customer support, and workflows touching Asian / Middle Eastern / African languages where Command A's coverage materially beats Llama or Mistral. Also a strong pick for teams already in Cohere's enterprise ecosystem.
Visit Cohere Command AOur Verdict
Gemma 4 (Google) edges out Cohere Command A with a 8.3 vs 7.5 overall score. Both are solid picks, but Gemma 4 (Google) has the advantage in value.