Cohere: Command A — pricing & benchmarks

By cohere · Updated 2026-10-06 · Open weights · cc-by-nc-4.0open weights / self-hostable

What Cohere: Command A is used for

Cohere: Command A is best suited for open weights / self-hostable. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 458 other models — Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request. Weights: huggingface.co/CohereForAI/c4ai-command-a-03-2025.

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Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"cohere/command-a","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does Cohere: Command A cost?
Cohere: Command A costs $2.5 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens ($4.375 blended), as of 2026-10-06. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is Cohere: Command A best for?
Cohere: Command A is best suited for open weights / self-hostable.

How do I use Cohere: Command A?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "cohere/command-a" and one API key — no separate provider account needed.

Is Cohere: Command A open source?
Yes — its weights are public on Hugging Face (CohereForAI/c4ai-command-a-03-2025) under the cc-by-nc-4.0 license; check the license terms before commercial use.

Can Cohere: Command A create images?
No, Cohere: Command A works with text.