Cohere Command
Cohere's Command family for enterprise generation, retrieval and agentic applications.
Core record
Status: Public
Access: API / Cloud platforms / Playground
API status: Yes
Openness: Mixed
Modalities: Text, image on selected models
Best suited for
Enterprise agents, RAG, tool use and multilingual workflows.
Limitations
Capabilities, licenses and context limits differ by Command model.
API / auth
Interface: Cohere Chat API
Base URL: https://api.cohere.com
Authentication: Bearer Cohere API key
Compatibility: Native Cohere APIs; platform-specific deployments also exist.
Rate limits: Trial and production keys have different limits.
Deployment
Models / versions
| Model | Context | Max output | Modalities | License | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command A+ command-a-plus-05-2026 | 128K tokens | 64K tokens | text, image | Apache 2.0 | live |
| Command A command-a-03-2025 | 256K tokens | 8K tokens | text | Pending | live |
| Command R command-r-08-2024 | 128K tokens | 4K tokens | text | Pending | live |
Pricing snapshots
| SKU / model | Unit | Input | Output | Flat | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command A | USD per 1M tokens | 2.5 | 10 | — | |
| Command R | USD per 1M tokens | 0.15 | 0.6 | — | |
| Command A+ standard API | Rate-limited access | — | — | — | Cohere's model page states free until rate limits are reached; production/private deployment has separate commercial terms. |
Integrations
Regions
Deployment platform and enterprise agreement determine regional availability.
Governance / privacy
Cohere publishes per-model deployment/licensing details.
Open-source availability varies by exact model; Command A+ is documented under Apache 2.0.
Benchmarks
Pending methodology-aware benchmark audit unless separately documented. Vendor and independent benchmark results are kept distinct.