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Command R (08-2024)

GA

Still listed as available. Price $0.15 in / $0.60 out per 1M tokens read first-party from the "Command R" card on cohere.com/pricing (Sanity payload: inputPrice 0.15 / outputPrice 0.6, per "1M tokens"), 2026-07-26 — previously aggregator-corroborated, now confirmed at source with the same values. Context 128k / max output 4k from docs.cohere.com/docs/models.md. Knowledge cutoff not published.

Command R (08-2024) by Cohere costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.6 per 1M output tokens ($0.262/1M blended), with a 128K (128.000-token) context window. It is generally available (GA). Its weights are publicly downloadable, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Provider
Cohere
Status
GA
Input price
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Cached input
—
Blended price
$0.262 / 1M tokens
Context window
128.000 tokens (128K)
Max output
4000 tokens
Modality
text
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
Aug 2024
API string
command-r-08-2024

Source: Cohere official documentation ↗

See also

Compare Command R (08-2024) head-to-head

Command R (08-2024) vs Command R+ (08-2024)→

$0.262 vs $4.38 blended /M · same family

Command R (08-2024) vs Command R7B→

$0.262 vs $0.066 blended /M · same family

FAQ

Command R (08-2024) — questions & answers

How much does Command R (08-2024) cost?

Command R (08-2024) is priced at $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.6 per 1M output tokens ($0.262/1M blended at a 3:1 input-to-output ratio).

What is the context window of Command R (08-2024)?

Command R (08-2024) has a 128.000-token context window (128K), with up to 4000 output tokens per request.

Is Command R (08-2024) deprecated?

No — Command R (08-2024) is generally available (GA) and not currently scheduled for deprecation or retirement in our tracker.

Does Command R (08-2024) support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Command R (08-2024)'s modalities as text; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Command R (08-2024)?

Yes — Command R (08-2024) is an open-weight model: its weights are publicly downloadable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure (subject to its license) instead of only calling Cohere's API.

What is the API model string for Command R (08-2024)?

The API model identifier for Command R (08-2024) is "command-r-08-2024" when calling Cohere's API.