Command R+ (08-2024) API Pricing
Cohere · Mid-tier · Proprietary · released 2024-08. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-08-15.
- Input: $2.50 per 1M tokens
- Output: $10.00 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): not published
- Prompt-cache read: not published
- Context window: 128K
- Available on: Direct API, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, OpenRouter (curated by hand, verify with the provider)
Cost per request by business use case
List price vs optimized (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where the provider publishes those rates).
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Cost/req (list) | Cost/req (optimized) | Monthly @100K req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $0.0088 | $0.0088 | $875 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $0.013 | $0.013 | $1.3K |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $0.037 | $0.037 | $3.7K |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $0.024 | $0.024 | $2.4K |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $0.028 | $0.028 | $2.8K |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $0.0097 | $0.0097 | $975 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $0.012 | $0.012 | $1.2K |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $0.045 | $0.045 | $4.5K |
These are list prices: real cost also depends on caching, batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and existing contracts. Get a FinOps review from OptimNow or compare all models.
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