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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Palmyra X4 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Command R+

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 comes out ahead, 48 to 25 and 25 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Writer

    Palmyra X4

    Released Oct 9, 2024

    25/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Palmyra X4
  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

    Released Jun 5, 2025

    48/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.22 / $9.75
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

  3. Cohere

    Command R+

    Released Aug 30, 2024

    25/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Command R+
01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Palmyra X4 (25) and Command R+ (25). It leads on price, 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 priceGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 $3.35 · Palmyra X4 $4.38 · Command R+ $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 1,048,576 · Palmyra X4 128,000 · Command R+ 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Palmyra X4: Text · Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio · Command R+: Text
  • Self-hostingCommand R+Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightPalmyra X4Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05Command R+
Price50%192419
Inputs & features30%358035
Context window20%246124
Overall100%25/10048/10025/100

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.

Palmyra X4 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Command R+ specifications side by side
SpecificationPalmyra X4WriterGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05GoogleCommand R+Cohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50$1.22 (best)$2.50
Output$10.00$9.75 (best)$10.00
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$4.38$3.35 (best)$4.38
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 4 providersOfficial Cohere API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)128,000 tokens
Max output4,096 tokens65,536 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoYesNo
PDFsNoYesNo
AudioNoYesNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYesYesNo
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietaryOpen
API model ID——command-r-plus-08-2024
API providers248 (best)
ReleasedOct 9, 2024Jun 5, 2025Aug 30, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Jan 31, 2025Jun 1, 2024
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.

  • Palmyra X4$45.00
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05$31.69
  • Command R+$45.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Palmyra X4, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Command R+?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Palmyra X4 (25) and Command R+ (25). It leads on price, 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, Palmyra X4, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Command R+?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is cheaper at $1.22 input / $9.75 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). Palmyra X4 costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Command R+ costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.35 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 versus $4.38 for Palmyra X4 (1.3× as much) and $4.38 for Command R+ (1.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Palmyra X4 has not been scored yet, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has not been scored yet and Command R+ has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Palmyra X4, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Command R+ 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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 128,000 for Palmyra X4 and 128,000 for Command R+. Maximum output per response: Palmyra X4 up to 4,096, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 up to 65,536, Command R+ up to 4,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Palmyra X4 accepts text; Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 accepts text, images, PDFs and audio; Command R+ accepts text. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Command R+ publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Palmyra X4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is the newest, released Jun 5, 2025. Palmyra X4 came out Oct 9, 2024; Command R+ came out Aug 30, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 Jan 31, 2025, Command R+ Jun 1, 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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