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Cohere API

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Provides API access to Cohere's enterprise language models for text generation/chat, embeddings, and reranking.

The Cohere API API uses api key authentication; has usage based pricing; offers a free tier (Trial API key created automatically on signup; trial API calls are free but rate limited and not for production/commercial use); rate limits: Trial API keys are rate limited; Production keys designed for production use at scale (specific numbers not documented). Verified 2026-07-13 with per-field source links.

AI & Machine Learning Verified 2026-07-13 medium confidence
Base URL
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Auth
api_key
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Free tier
Trial API key created automatically on signup; trial API calls are free but rate limited and not for production/commercial use
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Pricing model
usage_based
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Pricing
Production API keys billed pay-as-you-go per token; e.g. legacy Command $1.00/1M input, $2.00/1M output; Aya Expanse $0.50/1M input, $1.50/1M output; Model Vault per-instance ($4-$10/hour, $2,500-$6,500/month); billed monthly or at $250 balance; North/Compass custom enterprise pricing
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Rate limits
Trial API keys are rate limited; Production keys designed for production use at scale (specific numbers not documented)
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OpenAPI spec
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MCP server
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