Product

Cohere Platform

by Cohere

Product website
https://cohere.com
Pricing
https://cohere.com/pricing
Categories
AI Model / API Enterprise AI / RAG

Description

API platform offering large language models for text generation, embeddings, and reranking.

AI-native score

How ready this product is for agents to use, on a 0–100 scale across four weighted dimensions. Security is one of them, so a high score is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. How is this scored?

Research coverage: 42% of the scored decision fields carry a confirmed value. Unresearched fields score zero in the grade above.

Integration1/10Trust4/6Portability3/4Security1/4Tier C42/100
Component Raw Weight Contribution
Integration 1/10 35% 3.5
Trust 4/6 30% 20.0
Portability 3/4 20% 15.0
Security 1/4 15% 3.8
Signals that fired
  • Integration: SDK / developer kit (+1)
  • Trust: Zero data retention (available, +1) ; No generative AI training (available, +1) ; Sandbox environment (available, +1) ; Verified trust center (+1)
  • Portability: Standard protocol access (+1) ; No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1) ; Self-hostable (+1)
  • Security: Compliance certifications (+1)
Signals not researched

These gaps cover the fields used in the AI-native score.

  • Integration surfaces: llms.txt, Headless signup, MCP servers, Native connectors, API specs, Command-line interfaces, Agent skills
  • Trust & data policy: Multi-factor authentication, Hard budget caps, Data export, Data import, Open standards, Documented provider swap, Open source
  • Security & compliance: Access controls

Trust & data policy

Trust center
Vendor trust center
Zero data retention
Available
No generative AI training
Available
Sandbox environment
Available
Standard protocol access
Yes
No proprietary-SDK lock-in
Yes
Self-hostable
Yes
Self-hosting guide
https://docs.cohere.com/docs/deployment-options

Not yet researched Multi-factor authentication, Hard budget caps, Data export, Data import, Open standards, Documented provider swap, Open source

Security & compliance

Certifications and access controls this product reports on its own pages. We confirm the vendor lists each one; for certifications we don't audit the underlying report. Part of the 15% security score.

A shared trust or security page can support several certifications. We do not require separate public report links because reports may require login, vendor approval, or a nondisclosure agreement. Ask the vendor for reports and applicable coverage before a procurement decision. These listings expose no per-claim check date; the entry's updated date does not date the supporting evidence.

Compliance certifications

SOC 2

Not yet researched Access controls

What it does

Jobs to be done

  • Build retrieval-augmented AI applications

    Connect AI applications to retrieved knowledge to ground generated responses.

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  • Generate text through an LLM API

    Generate text responses from prompts through a hosted language model API.

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Integration surfaces

How an agent connects to this product and finds its documentation. The largest dimension of the AI-native score (35%).

WebMCP
No

Developer kits

Confirmed absent Agent2Agent (A2A) servers

Not yet researched llms.txt, Headless signup, MCP servers, Native connectors, API specs, Command-line interfaces, Agent skills

Offers

Full pricing page

Plans

Trial API key

Free

Trial API keys are rate limited and not permitted for production or commercial use.

Usage-based rates

Aya Expanse

Rate Unit price
Input tokens $0.50 per 1,000,000 input tokens
Output tokens $1.50 per 1,000,000 output tokens

Billing: Pay As You Go

Input and output token charges both apply. Bills are issued at calendar month end or when outstanding balances reach $250. Applies to Aya Expanse 8B and 32B.

Command

Rate Unit price
Input tokens $1 per 1,000,000 input tokens
Output tokens $2 per 1,000,000 output tokens

Billing: Pay As You Go

Input and output token charges both apply. Bills are issued at calendar month end or when outstanding balances reach $250. Legacy-model rates for existing customers.

Command Light

Rate Unit price
Input tokens $0.30 per 1,000,000 input tokens
Output tokens $0.60 per 1,000,000 output tokens

Billing: Pay As You Go

Input and output token charges both apply. Bills are issued at calendar month end or when outstanding balances reach $250. Legacy-model rates for existing customers.

Command R 03-2024

Rate Unit price
Input tokens $0.50 per 1,000,000 input tokens
Output tokens $1.50 per 1,000,000 output tokens

Billing: Pay As You Go

Input and output token charges both apply. Bills are issued at calendar month end or when outstanding balances reach $250. Legacy-model rates for existing customers.

Command R+ 04-2024

Rate Unit price
Input tokens $3 per 1,000,000 input tokens
Output tokens $15 per 1,000,000 output tokens

Billing: Pay As You Go

Input and output token charges both apply. Bills are issued at calendar month end or when outstanding balances reach $250. Legacy-model rates for existing customers.

Command R+ 08-2024

Rate Unit price
Input tokens $2.50 per 1,000,000 input tokens
Output tokens $10 per 1,000,000 output tokens

Billing: Pay As You Go

Input and output token charges both apply. Bills are issued at calendar month end or when outstanding balances reach $250.

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Tier C · 42/100 AI-native · 42% researched.

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