Command A+ vs Gemini 2.5 Pro
Wins 1 of 7 areas
Following instructions
Wins 5 of 7 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents
Gemini 2.5 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.Command A+ is cheaper and better at following instructions.
Scores updated · 21 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software03Gemini 2.5 Pro3 of 3 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03Gemini 2.5 Pro3 of 3 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video03Gemini 2.5 Pro3 of 3 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own01Gemini 2.5 Pro1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Gemini 2.5 Pro1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Command A+1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Command A+ costs 84% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 2.5 Pro pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+30.2points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+16.3points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+11.7points ahead
Where Command A+ pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+76.7points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+25.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 21 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 2.5 Pro
- SciCodeGemini 2.5 Pro by 7.838.546.3+7.8
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Gemini 2.5 Pro by 5.722.828.5+5.7
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 2.5 Pro by 1.52526.5+1.5
AgentsGemini 2.5 Pro
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingGemini 2.5 Pro by 3.769.7+3.7
- Terminal-Bench 4.0tie0.50tie
ReasoningGemini 2.5 Pro
- GPQA DiamondGemini 2.5 Pro by 7.576.183.6+7.5
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 2.5 Pro by 61218+6
- CritPtGemini 2.5 Pro by 2.30.32.6+2.3
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationCommand A+ by 76.785.89.1+76.7
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 2.5 Pro by 30.28.939+30.2
Images and chartsGemini 2.5 Pro
Following instructionsCommand A+
- IFBenchCommand A+ by 25.273.948.7+25.2
Other results6 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Command A+ by 26.680.754.1+26.6
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 2.5 Pro by 18.927.846.7+18.9
- AA-OmniscienceCommand A+ by 12.3-4-16.4+12.3
- AIME 2025Command A+ by 79083+7
- AA IntelligenceGemini 2.5 Pro by 1.913.115+1.9
- AA Agentic Indextie3.63.5tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Command A+ or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Gemini 2.5 Pro wins five of the seven areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, images and charts and long documents. Command A+ wins following instructions, and costs 84% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 2.5 Pro. It wins 3 of the 3 coding tests both models report; Command A+ wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Command A+ costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 and $10.00. That makes Command A+ about 84% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 21 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 15 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 6 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.