Using Command R 08-2024 on Microsoft Foundry

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Microsoft Foundry exposes Command R 08-2024 through model ID Cohere-command-r-08-2024. 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
Create an account at Microsoft Foundry and generate an API key.
2
Use the Microsoft Foundry SDK or REST API to call Cohere-command-r-08-2024 — see the documentation for request format.
3
You'll be billed $1.50/1M input, $2.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

API Portal Documentation Pricing

Code Examples

See Microsoft Foundry documentation for integration details.

Pricing on Microsoft Foundry

Type	Price (per 1M)
Input tokens	$1.50
Output tokens	$2.00

Capabilities

JSON / Tool useStructured Outputs

About Command R 08-2024

Cohere Command R August 2024 refresh — an updated version of Command R with improved multilingual performance. Supports tool calling and is available on Azure AI Foundry as a serverless pay-as-you-go endpoint.

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Model Specs

Released2024-08-01

Context131k

Knowledge cutoff2024-03

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Provider

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