Provider pricing
Cohere AI API pricing
Cohere has 22 priced models in the public snapshot. For 1,000 input and 500 output tokens, Command r7b 12 2024 has the lowest recorded request cost at $0.000112, with $0.037 input and $0.15 output per million tokens.
Best for
Enterprise teams building RAG pipelines, multilingual agents, or needing private/VPC deployments.
Strengths
- Purpose-built for enterprise RAG and agentic tool use
- Strong multilingual coverage across 100+ languages
- Command R7B at $0.0375/M input — among the cheapest options
- Private deployment options for regulated industries
Tracked Cohere models
| Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | Context | Tier | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command A+ | $0.300 | $1.50 | 192,000 | Mid-tier | Enterprise RAG and tool use |
| Command A | $2.50 | $10.00 | 256,000 | Flagship | Enterprise agents, RAG, and tool use |
| Command R+ | $2.50 | $10.00 | 128,000 | Flagship | Advanced RAG and multilingual workflows |
| Command R | $0.150 | $0.600 | 128,000 | Mid-tier | Production RAG at budget pricing |
| Command R7B | $0.037 | $0.150 | 128,000 | Budget | Ultra-cheap, low-latency high-volume tasks |
| Aya Expanse 32B | $0.500 | $1.50 | 128,000 | Mid-tier | 23-language open-weight model from Cohere For AI |
| Embed v3 English | $0.100 | $0.100 | 512 | Budget | 1024-dim English embeddings for semantic search and RAG |
| Rerank 3 | $2.00 | $0 | 4,096 | Mid-tier | Cross-encoder reranking for high-precision RAG ($2 per 1K searches) |
| Command A Reasoning | $3.00 | $12.00 | 256,000 | Reasoning | Reasoning-tuned Command A for enterprise agents and analysis |
| Embed v4 Multilingual | $0.120 | $0.120 | 4,096 | Budget | 1024-dim multilingual embeddings across 100+ languages |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Cohere API cost?
Cohere has 22 priced models in the public snapshot. For 1,000 input and 500 output tokens, Command r7b 12 2024 has the lowest recorded request cost at $0.000112, with $0.037 input and $0.15 output per million tokens.
Which Cohere model is cheapest?
Command r7b 12 2024 is the lowest-cost recorded model for the 1,000-input/500-output example. Prices are $0.037 input and $0.15 output per million tokens; different workloads may change the ranking.
Does Cohere have cached or batch prices?
Cached input: not separately recorded. Batch: not recorded in this dataset. Eligibility and cache-write charges depend on the provider; these discounts are not automatically stacked.
How often are provider prices verified?
The live pricing table synchronizes stored model records daily; public file snapshots update when the site is rebuilt. Synchronization is not independent provider verification. Snapshot updated 2026-10-31; only explicit per-model dates are verification records.