Cohere model product
Command R
Cohere retrieval model for long-context chat and enterprise RAG workflows
Updated Aug 17, 2026. Default version: Command R
LLMBoard Text Score3.2Command R
Coverage100%17 benchmark families
Context window128KTokens
Official input price$0.15Cohere API
Command R Capability Profile
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Command R Benchmark Results
Benchmark scores for Command R.
No benchmark results
No benchmark result is linked to the scored version.
Command R Arena Results
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
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Arena | Category | Rank | Rating / score | Votes | Observations | Result date |
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| Arenatext style control | Categoryoverall | Rank295 | Rating / score1250.0 | Votes10,140 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Arenatext | Categoryoverall | Rank298 | Rating / score1187.5 | Votes10,140 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Arenatext style control | Categoryoverall | Rank307 | Rating / score1226.3 | Votes54,036 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Arenatext | Categoryoverall | Rank311 | Rating / score1163.3 | Votes54,036 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
Command R Pricing
Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.
- Official API
- $0.15 input, $0.60 output per 1M
- Official provider
- Cohere
- Lowest third-party
- From $0.15 input, $0.60 output per 1M via OpenRouter
- Tracked offerings
- 5
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Provider | Provider model ID | Region | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Updated |
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| ProviderOpenRouter | Provider model IDcohere/command-r-08-2024 | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$0.15 | Output / 1M$0.60 | Context128K | Updated |
| ProviderCohere | Provider model IDcommand-r-08-2024 | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$0.15 | Output / 1M$0.60 | Context128K | Updated |
| ProviderMerge Gateway | Provider model IDcohere/command-r-08-2024 | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$0.15 | Output / 1M$0.60 | Context128K | Updated |
| ProviderEden AI | Provider model IDcohere/command-r-08-2024 | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$0.15 | Output / 1M$0.60 | Context128K | Updated |
| ProviderKilo Gateway | Provider model IDcohere/command-r-08-2024 | Regionglobal | Input / 1M$0.15 | Output / 1M$0.60 | Context128K | Updated |
Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.
Command R Runtime Performance
Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for Command R. Runtime does not affect the capability score.
No runtime data
Browse runtime rankingsNo provider-specific speed or latency record is linked to the default version yet.
Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.
Command R Specifications
Technical details for the model's default version.
- Version
- Command R
- Released
- Aug 30, 2024
- Knowledge cutoff
- Jun 1, 2024
- Parameters
- N/A
- Context window
- 128K
- Max output
- 4K
- Inputs
- text
- Outputs
- text
- Open weights
- Yes
- License
- Unspecified
Command R Versions
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
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Version | Released | LLMBoard | Parameters | Context | Max output | Open weights | License |
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| VersionCommand R | Released | LLMBoard3.2 | ParametersN/A | Context128K | Max output4K | Open weightsYes | LicenseUnspecified |
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What is Command R?
Key information about Command R and its available data.
Cohere retrieval model for long-context chat and enterprise RAG workflows
Data as of 2026-08-17.
FAQ
Common questions about Command R.
When was Command R released?
Command R's default version was released on Aug 30, 2024.
How much does Command R cost?
Command R's official API price is $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens via Cohere. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.15 input and $0.60 output via OpenRouter.
Who created Command R?
Command R was created by Cohere.
What is the context window for Command R?
The default version has a 128K token context window.
Is Command R open weight?
Yes. The default version is marked as open weight under an unspecified license.
How many API providers offer Command R?
5 provider offerings are linked to the default version.
What models should I compare Command R with?
Nearby ranked alternatives include Aya Expanse 8B, Mistral Large 2, Jamba 1.5 Mini.