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Cohere API

LLM 6.7/10

Command-family models (Command R/R+, Command A) per-token for RAG/agents; trial key for testing, production keys metered per 1M tokens

Tokens / month
1M

Cohere API scores 6.7/10 for free value in LLM. The main constraint: Paid — Pay-as-you-go, from ~$0.15/M. Command-family models (Command R/R+, Command A) per-token for RAG/agents; trial key for testing, production keys metered per 1M tokens.

Category LLM Kind Paid plan

Free value score

6.7 / 10
Show the math
Model Quality 5.3/10
value = 29 artificial_analysis_score
weighted score = 0.2 * 5.3/10
Access 10/10
value = 10/10
weighted score = 0.1 * 10/10
Price Efficiency 6.6/10
value = 6666667 tok/$
weighted score = 0.7 * 6.6/10

Key metrics

Command A+ 29 Best model
1.0M T/mo Free tokens
$0.15/M Price

What you get

Paid — Pay-as-you-go, from ~$0.15/M. Command-family models (Command R/R+, Command A) per-token for RAG/agents; trial key for testing, production keys metered per 1M tokens

Mid-tier per-token rates; strong for enterprise RAG/tool-use rather than raw cheapness

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Sources

paid value llm-providers
Open service ← All LLM

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