Using Command on Cohere API

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Cohere API exposes Command through model ID cohere-command. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at Cohere API and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the Cohere API SDK or REST API to call cohere-command — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $1.00/1M input, $2.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
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Code Examples

See Cohere API documentation for integration details.

Pricing on Cohere API

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$1.00
Output tokens$2.00

Capabilities

Structured Outputs

About Command

Command is Cohere's legacy instruction-following conversational model. Cohere lists it as deprecated as of September 15, 2025; use current Command A or Command R variants for new builds.

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Model Specs

Released2023-11-14
Context4k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2023-02

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