Command R (08-2024) vs Command R7B (12-2024)
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
cohere · A · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.15
Output / 1M
$0.60
AA index
—
proprietary · 128K context
cohere · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.038
Output / 1M
$0.15
AA index
—
proprietary · 128K context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Command R (08-2024) | Command R7B (12-2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | API-only (closed weights) | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 128,000 | 128,000 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Per API terms | Per API terms |
| Languages | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.038 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $0.60 | $0.15 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $0.75 | $0.19 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | — | — |
| AA Intelligence Index | — | — |
| AA Coding Index | — | — |
| AA Agentic Index | — | — |
| Max output tokens | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Reasoning mode | No | No |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Command R (08-2024)
$0.75
Command R7B (12-2024)
$0.19
Command R7B (12-2024) is 4.0× cheaper at list price.