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Command R (08-2024)
August 2024 update of Cohere's Command R model for RAG and tool use; 128K context, 4K output; optimized for 10 languages; $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens.
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Key specs
- Provider
- Cohere
- Family
- Command R
- API identifier
- command-r-08-2024
- Availability
- Available
- Release date
- 2024-08-30
- License
- Open weights (CC-BY-NC 4.0 License with Acceptable Use Addendum)
- Context window
- 128,000 tokens
- Max output
- 4,000 tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- June 2024
- API access
- Yes
- Consumer app
- No
Capabilities
Inputs
- Text input Yes
- Image input No Image Inputs marked as not supported in the capabilities panel on the model's docs page; docs model table lists modality as Text
- Audio input No Docs model table lists modality as Text only
- Video input No Docs model table lists modality as Text only
- File input Unknown
Outputs
- Text output Yes
- Image output No Docs model table lists modality as Text only
- Audio output No Docs model table lists modality as Text only
Features
- Reasoning None Reasoning marked as not supported in the capabilities panel on the model's docs page
- Tool calling Yes
- Web search Unknown
"Unknown" means we have not verified this capability yet; it does not mean the model lacks it.
Pricing
Estimate your monthly cost →| Dimension | Tier | Price | Since | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input tokens | base | $0.15 per 1M tokens | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-25 | Cohere's Command R Model | Cohere Listed for command-r-08-2024 on its docs page; cohere.com/pricing lists 'Command R' at the same price |
| Output tokens | base | $0.60 per 1M tokens | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-25 | Cohere's Command R Model | Cohere Listed for command-r-08-2024 on its docs page; cohere.com/pricing lists 'Command R' at the same price |
Prices are shown in the currency the provider publishes; we never convert currencies.
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Setting | Score | Reported by | Measured | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text Arena Arena score, higher is better | Overall; style control on (default view); no effort suffix (row 'command-r-08-2024') | 1,250 | Third party | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-25 | Text Arena leaderboard (Arena) |
Scores measure voter preference, which can be influenced by answer style and length. The leaderboard offers a style-control adjustment, so record which view was used. Scores shift with every update, so a value is only meaningful together with its leaderboard date. Entries marked "Preliminary" or with few votes have wide confidence intervals. The same model can appear several times with different reasoning-effort suffixes (for example -high or -max). Category views (Coding, Math, Creative Writing and others) are different rankings from Overall.
One row per result, without rank numbers: each result was measured under its own setting (effort level, harness, tools, test version), as stated by the source, and scores compare only within the same setting. Self-reported results come from the provider and have not been reproduced independently.
Rankings
- #40 of 42 in Best AI API as of 2026-10-26
Derived from our published ranking snapshots; each ranking explains its criteria and weights.
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Guides
About Command R (08-2024)
Command R 08-2024 is the August 2024 update of Command R, available on the API as command-r-08-2024. It is documented for retrieval-augmented generation with citations, tool use and long-context tasks, with a 128,000-token context window, and is optimized for 10 languages. Cohere's docs recommend Command A for most use cases.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- 128,000-token context window
- Documented for RAG with citations and tool use
- Optimized for 10 languages, with pre-training data for 13 more
- Lower token price than Command A ($0.15 / $0.60 vs $2.50 / $10.00 per 1M tokens)
Weaknesses
- Maximum output of 4,000 tokens
- Text-only input and no reasoning mode
- Cohere's docs recommend Command A instead for most use cases
Sources
Last verified Page updated 2026-10-26