Command R7B (12-2024) is a small, fast update of the Command R+ model, delivered in December 2024. It excels at RAG, tool use, agents, and similar tasks requiring complex reasoning and multiple steps. Use of this model is subject to Cohere…
Model details →Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) vs Google: Gemma 3 12B
Google: Gemma 3 12B wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities, including structu…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) | Google: Gemma 3 12B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 131K | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.04 | $0.04 | 🏆 Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.15 | $0.13 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) better than Google: Gemma 3 12B?
Google: Gemma 3 12B wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and Google: Gemma 3 12B?
Input: $0.04 vs $0.04 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.15 vs $0.13 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and Google: Gemma 3 12B support?
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) supports up to 128K tokens. Google: Gemma 3 12B supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) and Google: Gemma 3 12B support tool calling?
Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024): not advertised. Google: Gemma 3 12B: not advertised.