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CohereReleased March 13, 2025Command A
Cohere · Released March 13, 2025
Intelligence score
8
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 8
- Speed
- 64.2tokens/sec
- Latency
- 1.64stime to first token
- Input price
- $2.50per 1M tokens
- Output price
- $10.00per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 260Ktokens
- Parameters
- 111billions
Summary
Comparison summary
Command A scores 8 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 7). Command A generates output at 64.2 tokens per second (based on Cohere's API), which is below average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 85.6 t/s). Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.53) and $10.00 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $1.05), based on Cohere's API.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Model name | Command A |
|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere |
| Release date | March 13, 2025 |
| Intelligence score | 8 |
| Speed | 64.2 tokens/sec |
| Latency (TTFT) | 1.64s |
| Input price | $2.50 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $10.00 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 260,000 tokens |
| Parameters | 111B |
| Reasoning | No |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | Yes |
| License | CC-BY-NC 4 |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: command-a |
Pricing
Token prices
Price per 1M tokens
Command A, as listed in the catalog record
- Input$2.50
- Output$10.00
| Token type | Price per 1M |
|---|---|
| Input | $2.50 |
| Output | $10.00 |
Model Intelligence legacy profile: command-a
FAQ · 19
Frequently asked questions
Command A was released on March 13, 2025.
Command A was created by Cohere.
Command A scores 8 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 7).
Command A generates output at 64.2 tokens per second (based on Cohere's API), which is below average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 85.6 t/s).
Command A has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.64s (based on Cohere's API), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 1.59s).
Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.53) and $10.00 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $1.05), based on Cohere's API.
Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens (based on Cohere's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $3.25 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
No, Command A is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.
Command A supports text input.
Command A supports text output.
No, Command A does not support image input. It can only process text.
No, Command A is not multimodal. It only supports text input.
Command A has a context window of 260k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
Yes, Command A is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
Command A has 111 billion parameters.
Command A is released under the CC-BY-NC 4.0 License with Acceptable Use Addendum license. Commercial use requires a separate license agreement.
Command A achieves a score of 8 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Command A is available via API through 2 providers.
Command A is available through 2 API providers.