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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Command A Translate vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs GPT-5.2 Chat

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview comes out ahead, 52 to 35 and 17 on our weighted score.

  1. Cohere

    Command A Translate

    Released Aug 28, 2025

    17/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context8K
  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

    Released Feb 19, 2026

    52/100
    • ECI154.8
    • Price$2.00 / $12.00
    • Context1.05M
  3. OpenAI

    GPT-5.2 Chat

    Released Dec 11, 2025Deprecated

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.75 / $14.00
    • Context128K
01 — Verdict

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is our pick

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against GPT-5.2 Chat (35) and Command A Translate (17). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceCommand A TranslateCommand A Translate $4.38 · Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview $4.50 · GPT-5.2 Chat $4.81 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1,048,576 · GPT-5.2 Chat 128,000 · Command A Translate 8,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewCommand A Translate: Text · Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · GPT-5.2 Chat: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingCommand A TranslatePublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightCommand A TranslateGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGPT-5.2 Chat
Price50%191918
Inputs & features30%2510070
Context window20%06124
Overall100%17/10052/10035/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Command A Translate vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs GPT-5.2 Chat specifications side by side
SpecificationCommand A TranslateCohereGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogleGPT-5.2 ChatOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—154.8—
ECI rank—#31 of 148—
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—94.4%—
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—59.7%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—95.6%—
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues—75.6%—
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—73.5%—
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50$2.00$1.75 (best)
Output$10.00 (best)$12.00$14.00
Cached input—$0.20$0.175 (best)
Blended (3:1)$4.38 (best)$4.50$4.81
Long-context rateSame rateOver 200K: $4.00 / $18.00Same rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIOfficial Google APIOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window8,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)128,000 tokens
Max output8,000 tokens65,536 tokens (best)16,384 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoYesYes
PDFsNoYesNo
AudioNoYesNo
VideoNoYesNo
ReasoningNoYeslow · medium · highYesmedium
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietaryProprietary
API model IDcommand-a-translate-08-2025gemini-3.1-pro-previewgpt-5.2-chat-latest
API providers126 (best)3
ReleasedAug 28, 2025Feb 19, 2026Dec 11, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJun 1, 2024Jan 2025Aug 31, 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Command A Translate$45.00
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$44.00
  • GPT-5.2 Chat$45.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Command A Translate, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or GPT-5.2 Chat?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against GPT-5.2 Chat (35) and Command A Translate (17). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Command A Translate, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or GPT-5.2 Chat?

Command A Translate is cheaper at $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs $2.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price); GPT-5.2 Chat costs $1.75 input / $14.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $4.38 per million tokens for Command A Translate versus $4.50 for Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (1× as much) and $4.81 for GPT-5.2 Chat (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command A Translate has not been scored yet, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has an ECI of 154.8 and GPT-5.2 Chat has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A Translate and GPT-5.2 Chat yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 128,000 for GPT-5.2 Chat and 8,000 for Command A Translate. Maximum output per response: Command A Translate up to 8,000, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview up to 65,536, GPT-5.2 Chat up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Command A Translate accepts text; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; GPT-5.2 Chat accepts text and images. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Command A Translate publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and GPT-5.2 Chat is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is the newest, released Feb 19, 2026. GPT-5.2 Chat came out Dec 11, 2025; Command A Translate came out Aug 28, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Translate Jun 1, 2024, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Jan 2025, GPT-5.2 Chat Aug 31, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.