Command R
Cohere's efficient RAG model — citation-quality retrieval at a lower price than Command R+.
Pricing
Input$0.15 / 1M
Output$0.60 / 1M
Cost bandBudget
Free tierTrial credits available.
Limits
Context window128k
Max output4,096
Knowledge cutoffMar 2024
DeploymentCohere API, Azure AI, Bedrock
OpenAI-compatible APINo
ModalitiesText
Where it fits
Best forCost-sensitive RAG, document QA, and mid-scale enterprise search.
Business fitGood entry-level Cohere option when R+ or Command A is overkill.
Capabilities
RAG with citationsTool useMultilingual
Benchmark scores
Composite62 / 100
Coding56 / 100 (HumanEval)
Reasoning62 / 100 (MMLU-Pro)
Long context70 / 100 (RULER 128K)
Instruction following68 / 100 (IFEval)
Editorial aggregate of published benchmark results as of Jun 1, 2024. These are not independent measurements run by this site.
Change history
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Data
Last checkedJan 10, 2026
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