Command R

Cohere · workhorse · released Mar 11, 2024 · command-r

Command R family:Command R·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

No recorded changes for this model yet. Pricing and context are checked daily; changes appear here with dates and sources.

Data

Last checkedJan 10, 2026

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