Command A
Summary
Command A is an open-weight language model from Cohere, released on 13 Mar 2025. It accepts text and generates text, with a 256K-token context window and up to 8K output tokens per response. As of 17 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $2.50 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens (Cohere API), across 3 providers we track.
Cohere command model for multilingual enterprise agents, tools, and chat
Last verified 17 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Cohere |
|---|---|
| Release date | 13 Mar 2025 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Open weights [models.dev] |
| Context window | 256K (256,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 8K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | 1 Jun 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Hugging Face | CohereForAI/c4ai-command-a-03-2025 |
Command A API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere API command-a-03-2025 | $2.50 | $10 | – | 256K | models.dev, 17 Oct 2026 |
| OpenRouter cohere/command-a | $2.50 | $10 | – | 256K | OpenRouter, 17 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway cohere/command-a | $2.50 | $10 | – | 256K | models.dev, 17 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Command A?
Command A has a context window of 256,000 tokens (256K) and can generate up to 8,000 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Command A API cost?
Through Cohere API, Command A costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Prices last verified 17 Oct 2026.
Is Command A open source?
Command A is an open-weight model: its weights are published on Hugging Face as CohereForAI/c4ai-command-a-03-2025. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was Command A released?
Cohere released Command A on 13 Mar 2025, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Command A?
We track Command A on 3 providers: Cohere API, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway.
Change history
- Now listed on OpenRouter
- Added to the directory
- Now listed on Vercel AI Gateway
- Now listed on Cohere API