Command R7B Arabic vs Gemma 3 4B IT vs Nova Micro
Gemma 3 4B IT comes out ahead, 70 to 62 and 62 on our weighted score.
CohereCommand R7B Arabic
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.037 / $0.15
- Context128K
- Our pick
GoogleGemma 3 4B IT
70/100- ECI116.1
- Price$0.05 / $0.10
- Context131K
AmazonNova Micro
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.035 / $0.14
- Context128K
Gemma 3 4B IT is our pick
Gemma 3 4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 70/100 against Command R7B Arabic (62) and Nova Micro (62). It leads on inputs & features. 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 priceNova MicroNova Micro $0.061 · Gemma 3 4B IT $0.063 · Command R7B Arabic $0.066 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemma 3 4B ITGemma 3 4B IT 131,072 · Command R7B Arabic 128,000 · Nova Micro 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemma 3 4B ITCommand R7B Arabic: Text · Gemma 3 4B IT: Text, Images · Nova Micro: Text
- Self-hostingCommand R7B Arabic and Gemma 3 4B ITPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Command R7B Arabic | Gemma 3 4B IT | Nova Micro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 50 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 62/100 | 70/100 | 62/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Command R7B ArabicCohere | Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle | Nova MicroAmazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 116.1 | — |
| ECI rank | — | #146 of 148 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 23.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 7.5% | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.037 | $0.05 | $0.035 (best) |
| Output | $0.15 | $0.10 (best) | $0.14 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.0088 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.066 | $0.063 | $0.061 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Median of 7 providers | Official Amazon Bedrock API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 4,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) | 10,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | command-r7b-arabic-02-2025 | — | amazon.nova-micro-v1:0 |
| API providers | 1 | 7 (best) | 3 |
| Released | Feb 27, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 1, 2024 | Aug 2024 | Oct 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Command R7B Arabic$0.675
- Gemma 3 4B IT$0.70
- Nova Micro$0.63
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Command R7B Arabic, Gemma 3 4B IT or Nova Micro?
Gemma 3 4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 70/100 against Command R7B Arabic (62) and Nova Micro (62). It leads on inputs & features. 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 R7B Arabic, Gemma 3 4B IT or Nova Micro?
Nova Micro is cheaper at $0.035 input / $0.14 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). Gemma 3 4B IT costs $0.05 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers); Command R7B Arabic costs $0.037 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.061 per million tokens for Nova Micro versus $0.063 for Gemma 3 4B IT (1× as much) and $0.066 for Command R7B Arabic (1.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command R7B Arabic has not been scored yet, Gemma 3 4B IT has an ECI of 116.1 and Nova Micro has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command R7B Arabic, Gemma 3 4B IT and Nova Micro 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?
Gemma 3 4B IT has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 128,000 for Command R7B Arabic and 128,000 for Nova Micro. Maximum output per response: Command R7B Arabic up to 4,000, Gemma 3 4B IT up to 131,072, Nova Micro up to 10,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Command R7B Arabic accepts text; Gemma 3 4B IT accepts text and images; Nova Micro accepts text. Gemma 3 4B IT handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Command R7B Arabic and Gemma 3 4B IT publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Micro is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Gemma 3 4B IT is the newest, released Mar 12, 2025. Command R7B Arabic came out Feb 27, 2025; Nova Micro came out Dec 3, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Command R7B Arabic Jun 1, 2024, Gemma 3 4B IT Aug 2024, Nova Micro Oct 2024.
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.
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