// Cohere
Command A
A Cohere model. 2 prices across 1 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (OpenRouter)
- $0.3 / $1.5
- Context
- 192K
- AA index
- 13.1
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimatesCheapest LLM APIs →
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Cohere |
|---|---|
| Context window | 192K (192,000 tokens) |
| Max output | 64K |
| Input | Text · Image |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Hugging Face gated – request access |
| Parameters | 111B (from weight files) |
| Released | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Model IDs | cohere/command-a-plus · cohere/command-a |
02Prices on 1 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter Unverified 10-22 | $0.3 | $1.5 | $0.15 | 0.6 | 192K | OpenRouter list price (lowest-routed); official vendor page not verified |
| OpenRouter Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter Unverified 10-22 | $2.5 | $10 | — | 4.38 | 256K | OpenRouter list price (lowest-routed); official vendor page not verified |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
OpenRouter - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexCommand A+
- 13.1
- Output speed (median)
- 156 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 0.48s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 21.89
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFCL v4 (function calling) | 57.1% | official | 2026-10-17 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Cohere
FAQ
How much does the Command A API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.3 / $1.5 on OpenRouter.
What is the context window of Command A?
192K tokens of context, up to 64K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Command A open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (CohereForAI/c4ai-command-a-03-2025). Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0.