Command A API Pricing
Cohere · released 2025-03-13
Command A price
0.250¢ / 1K
1.00¢ / 1K
0.438¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.425¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0150 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.1350 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0950 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $127.50 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $2.50) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $10.00).
Benchmarks
#390 of 547
#207 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small 3.1 | 7.1 | $0.094 |
| Olmo 3.1 32B Think | 7.1 | — |
| Pixtral Large | 7.1 | — |
| Command A | 7.0 | $4.375 |
| GPT-4 Turbo | 7.0 | $15.00 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 | 7.0 | $0.106 |
| Nova Pro | 7.0 | $1.40 |
More from Cohere
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Command A+ | 13.1 | — |
| North Mini Code | 9.9 | — |
| Command-R+ (Apr '24) | 5.3 | — |
| Command-R (Mar '24) | 5.0 | — |
| Tiny Aya Global | 4.8 | — |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Command A See Command A on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Command A?
Command A is developed by Cohere, released 2025-03-13.
How much does Command A cost per million tokens?
Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens ($4.375 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Command A API price?
The Command A API price is $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens ($4.375 per 1M blended).
How much does Command A cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.425¢ on Command A, at $2.50/1M input and $10.00/1M output.
Is Command A free?
Command A's official API list price is $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Cohere's site for those.
How does Command A rank on benchmarks?
Command A scores 7.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #390 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Command A?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $4.375/1M for Command A.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Command A comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.