Command R API Pricing
Cohere · released 2024-08-30
Command R price
0.015¢ / 1K
0.060¢ / 1K
0.026¢ / 1K
Single public source; verify on the official site
Official list price from Cohere, as recorded by models.dev
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0255¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.09¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.81¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.57¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $7.65 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.15) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.60).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Arena text rating | 1276 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | 1281 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena math rating | 1232 | arena | 2026-10-28 |
| Arena WebDev rating | No public data yet | ||
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Count tokens & estimate cost for Command R
Prices: Cohere's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.
FAQ
Who develops Command R?
Command R is developed by Cohere, released 2024-08-30.
How much does Command R cost per million tokens?
Command R costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens ($0.2625 blended), per Cohere's official list price as recorded by models.dev.
What is the Command R API price?
The Command R API price is $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens ($0.2625 per 1M blended).
How much does Command R cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0255¢ on Command R, at $0.15/1M input and $0.60/1M output.
Is Command R free?
Command R's official API list price is $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Cohere's site for those.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for Command R comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.