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Command A vs Gemini 3.6 Flash benchmark

Name: Command A vs Gemini 3.6 Flash AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Command A (Cohere) and Gemini 3.6 Flash (Google) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Gemini 3.6 Flash is ahead by 162 points (1,506 vs 1,344; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Gemini 3.6 Flash resolves 70.8% versus 42.6% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). Gemini 3.6 Flash streams faster (198 tok/s) while Gemini 3.6 Flash is the cheaper output token ($3.75/1M). Gemini 3.6 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Cohere

Command A

Cohere enterprise RAG and tool-use model.

Elo 1,344$10/1M out

Google

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google Jul 21 workhorse. Now shares the 3.7 Flash introductory $0.75/$3.75 rate through Dec 31 2026.

Elo 1,506$3.75/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Command A (0)vsGemini 3.6 Flash (10)

Command A: 0W (0%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 FlashGemini 3.6 Flash: 10W (100%)

← Command AGemini 3.6 Flash →

Gemini 3.6 Flash (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,506

Coding Elo

—vs1,514

SWE-bench

42.6%vs70.8%

LiveBench

56.2%vs67.2%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs79.6%

Command A: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 5W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs198 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs92 ms

Command A: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 2W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$3.75/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0.75/1M

Context window

256kvs1M

Command A: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 3W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGemini 3.6 Flash 6/6

Preference Elo

Gemini 3.6 Flash

162 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Gemini 3.6 Flash

80 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Gemini 3.6 Flash

$6.25/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,344

EloHigh is better

1,506+12%

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,514

LiveBench

High is better

56.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

67.2%+20%

SWE-bench

High is better

42.6%

SWE-benchHigh is better

70.8%+66%

GPQA

High is better

66%

GPQAHigh is better

79.6%+21%

TTFT

Low is better

175 ms

TTFTLow is better

92 ms+90%

Speed

High is better

118 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

198 tok/s+68%

In $

Low is better

$2.5/1M

In $Low is better

$0.75/1M+233%

Out $

Low is better

$10/1M

Out $Low is better

$3.75/1M+167%

Context

High is better

256k

ContextHigh is better

1M+310%

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 65% with Gemini 3.6 Flash

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Command A$237.50 / mo

In: $87.50Out: $150.00

Gemini 3.6 Flash$82.50 / mo

In: $26.25Out: $56.25

Estimated Cost Delta

Gemini 3.6 Flash is estimated to save $155.00/month ($1,860/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 Flash

Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).

High-volume chatGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower TTFT (92 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).
High-volume chat	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower TTFT (92 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Gemini 3.6 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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priceAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Jul 21 workhorse that inherited $0.75/$3.75 through year-end. Keep the row; 3.7 is the newer sibling.

launchMar 13, 2025

Command A: Cohere’s enterprise RAG and tool-use row

Mar 2025. RAG and tools, not a frontier Elo play. Listed so “command a benchmark” has a sourced page.

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Cohere

Command A

Elo 1,344

LiveBench56.2%

SWE-bench42.6%

Speed118 tok/s

Output cost$10/1M

Google

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Elo 1,506

LiveBench67.2%

SWE-bench70.8%

Speed198 tok/s

Output cost$3.75/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or Gemini 3.6 Flash?: Gemini 3.6 Flash has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,506). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Command A or Gemini 3.6 Flash?: Gemini 3.6 Flash leads SWE-bench at 70.8% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Gemini 3.6 Flash output tokens are $3.75/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Command A or Gemini 3.6 Flash?: Gemini 3.6 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (92 ms vs 175 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 256k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Command A and Gemini 3.6 Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Command A (0)vsGemini 3.6 Flash (10)

Command A: 0W (0%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 FlashGemini 3.6 Flash: 10W (100%)

← Command AGemini 3.6 Flash →

Gemini 3.6 Flash (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,344vs1,506

Coding Elo

—vs1,514

SWE-bench

42.6%vs70.8%

LiveBench

56.2%vs67.2%

GPQA Diamond

66%vs79.6%

Command A: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 5W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

118 tok/svs198 tok/s

Time to first token

175 msvs92 ms

Command A: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 2W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$10/1Mvs$3.75/1M

Input price

$2.5/1Mvs$0.75/1M

Context window

256kvs1M

Command A: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 3W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 Flash

Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).

High-volume chatGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower TTFT (92 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).
High-volume chat	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower TTFT (92 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Gemini 3.6 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Command A or Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.6 Flash has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,506). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Command A or Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.6 Flash leads SWE-bench at 70.8% vs 42.6%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Gemini 3.6 Flash output tokens are $3.75/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Command A or Gemini 3.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.6 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (92 ms vs 175 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 256k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Command A and Gemini 3.6 Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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