Compare/Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) vs Command A

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)vsCommand A

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
TTFT
Cohere

Command A

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
47 tok/s
TTFT
0.47s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Faster (tok/s)
Command A
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Benchmarks (7-5)
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)Command A
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$2.5
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)$2.25
Command A$3.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Command A
47 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)
Command A
0.47s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
29.513.5
Coding Index
9.9
Math Index
13.0
GPQA Diamond
82.2%52.7%
MMLU-Pro
83.7%71.2%
LiveCodeBench
77.0%28.7%
AIME 2025
13.0%
MATH-500
98.6%81.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
15.4%4.6%
SciCode
41.6%28.1%
IFBench
36.5%
TerminalBench
0.8%
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)7 wins
5 winsCommand A

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) or Command A?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $3.44/M tokens vs $4.38/M for Command A.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Command A. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Command A generates tokens faster at 47 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.47s).

When should I use Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) vs Command A?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) for lower cost, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25) for stronger benchmark performance, and Command A for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.