Pricing Plans (2026)
Trial (Free) Free
Free
- Free API access via Trial API key
- 100 API calls per minute
- 1,000 API calls per month
- Access to Command, Embed, and Rerank models
- Non-production / evaluation use only
- Rate limited; not permitted for commercial use
Command R7B (Pay-as-you-go)
$0.0375/per 1M input tokens
- $0.0375 / 1M input tokens
- $0.15 / 1M output tokens
- One of the cheapest production APIs available
- 128K context window
- Ideal for classification, routing, and lightweight summarization
- Requires Production API key
Command R (Pay-as-you-go)
$0.15/per 1M input tokens
- $0.15 / 1M input tokens
- $0.60 / 1M output tokens
- RAG-optimized mid-tier model
- 128K context window
- Pairs well with Embed v3 + Rerank for full RAG stack
- Billed monthly or at $250 outstanding balance
Command R+ / Command A (Pay-as-you-go) Popular
$2.5/per 1M input tokens
- $2.50 / 1M input tokens
- $10.00 / 1M output tokens
- Flagship model for high-accuracy enterprise RAG and agentic apps
- 128K context window
- Cheaper on output than Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($15/1M) and GPT-4.1
- No monthly minimums
Enterprise / Model Vault Free
Free
- Dedicated compute instances (no shared tenancy)
- $4–$10/hour per instance (~$2,500–$6,500/month)
- Hourly or committed monthly/annual billing
- Available on AWS, Azure, Oracle, and self-hosted
- BYOK and private endpoints for regulated industries
- Contact sales for custom quote
Special Perks & Discounts
- No monthly minimums on pay-as-you-go plans
- Automatic Trial API key on signup — no credit card needed
- Full RAG stack: Command + Embed v3 + Rerank v3 in one platform
- Embed v4 supports native PDF ingestion
- Enterprise deployments on AWS, Azure, Oracle, and self-hosted
- Aya Expanse multilingual models at $0.50/$1.50 per 1M tokens
Verdict
Best-in-class for enterprise RAG pipelines. Cohere Command offers a genuinely free trial tier and some of the most competitive per-token prices for production RAG workloads, though it trails OpenAI and Anthropic on frontier reasoning and lacks native vision support.
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Cohere Command — Frequently asked
Does Cohere Command have a free tier?
Yes — Cohere Command offers a free tier you can use without paying.
How much does Cohere Command cost?
Cohere Command paid plans start at $0.0375/month — see the full breakdown above.
Are there discounts or perks for Cohere Command?
No monthly minimums on pay-as-you-go plans
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