MODEL PROFILE

Command A model profile: context, pricing, provider, and next actions

Cohere's Command line is currently tracked for Text in -> text out work. Its supply path can continue into a direct key check. Current context 256K, input $2.5, output $10. The next natural step is to verify protocol fit, model visibility, and listing readiness.

Global model routeCommandText in -> text out

Command A

Cohere's Command line is currently tracked for Text in -> text out work. Its supply path can continue into a direct key check.

Alternatives

Provider

Cohere

Start with the supply line behind the model before you move into deeper buying or key work.

Context window

256K

Context length changes whether the model fits short tasks, long documents, or knowledge workflows.

Input price

$2.5

Input price usually matters more for high-volume calling and batch workloads.

Output price

$10

Output price matters more for writing-heavy, support, and long-answer workflows.

MODEL JUDGMENT

Command A should not be treated as a brand-name page first. It should be placed back into the real model layer: it comes from Cohere, sits on the Global model route, and belongs to the Command family.

This model line is best judged through four inputs: modality Text in -> text out, context 256K, prompt cost $2.5, and completion cost $10. The real question is whether those four signals support the workflow together.

If the upstream provider already exposes a direct key check, the next valuable move is to test the real key, protocol fit, and model visibility instead of stopping on a static page.

QUICK CHECKS

Ask first whether you truly need a 256K context window or are just reacting to the phrase “long context.”

Then ask whether your workload cares more about Text in -> text out ability or about price band and delivery stability.

Then ask whether Cohere can fit the protocol stack you already run today.

Global model routes usually become clearer once you continue into compare pages instead of staying on one model name.

API & PRICING

PROVIDER

Cohere

DEFAULT API URL

https://api.cohere.com/v1

INPUT

$2.5

OUTPUT

$10

CONTEXT WINDOW

256K

PROTOCOLS

CommandRAGEmbedding

RELATED FAMILIES

CommandCommand REmbed

SAME PROVIDER MODELS

Command R+

Cohere's Command R line is currently tracked for Text in -> text out work. Its supply path can continue into a direct key check.

Model snapshot updated on 2026-05-11.

NEXT ACTIONS

Do not stop at the model name. Move to the next action.

Decision loop

Move model traffic through pricing before the real key check

Once someone is reading a model page, the shortest serious path is provider pricing first, then the read-only key check.

Entry: this model profile

Use the model page as the starting point, not the ending.

1. Read the provider pricing context

Check pricing, model availability, and sell-through context before making a tool or vendor call.

2. Continue into the real key check

Use the real key check to confirm visible models, quota, limits, and risk.

Open key check

Core routes

Do not strand search traffic on a single model page

After the model read, route people back into checking, the main catalog, provider pricing, and comparison paths so one query turns into deeper browsing.

Check this key

Confirm provider, model visibility, quota, and risk first.

Back to models

Return to the main model table instead of stopping at one SKU.

Open provider

Move into the provider profile for supply-side context and routes.

Open pricing

Put pricing, context, and sell-through signals together.

Latest models

Pull fresh-model intent back into the latest-models hub.

Open compare

Use comparisons only after the choice set has narrowed.

Check the real key first

If you already have a key for this model route, check it before reading deeper.

Model pages help narrow the route, but the highest-value next move is still to confirm provider, protocol, visible models, limits, and risk first.

Run model-route key check

Check Cohere keys

If you already have a real key for this route, test protocol fit, visible models, and listing readiness together.

Open key check

Open Cohere provider profile

Do not stop at the model name. Pull provider, protocol, Base URL, and supply position back into the decision.

Open provider profile

Open real workflows

Moving from a model page back into a workflow page is usually more useful than circling around names.

Open use cases

Pilot routes

These pages are in the next sampling lane

They are not being pushed through robots yet. Feed them from strong intent pages first, then decide whether they deserve to return to the public crawl lane.

Model key route

Use the route page to sample callable models, pricing context, limits, and listing readiness around this model.

Open pilot page

Model error route

Use the error page to sample what people actually hit when this model fails in real API workflows.

Open pilot page