Cohere Introduces Command R7B Model, Optimizing Speed and Efficiency at Competitive Pricing
What happened
Between the Dec 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 captures of Cohere's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Rerank document length threshold decreased from 4096 tokens to 500 tokens (documents longer than this limit are split into chunks); Rerank upgraded from version 3 to version 3.5; Command R7B model introduced - smallest generative model optimized for speed, efficiency, and quality at $0.0375/1M tokens input, $0.15/1M tokens output. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease, plan renamed, new plan) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Embed 5 Fast at $0.08 Input tokens, Embed 5 Pro at $0.12 Input tokens, Parse 5 at $1.5 Pages, Rerank 4 Fast at $2 Searches and Rerank 4 Pro at $2.5 Searches.
Cohere's previous recorded change was "Cohere Reduces Command R Fine-tuned Model Input Price by 85% to $0.30 per 1M Tokens, Enhancing Accessibility" (Q3 2024). Cohere has been tracked since 2024-12-01.
In the same window OpenAI, Metabase and Anthropic also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Limit−88%4096 tokens500 tokens
- — · PlanChangedversion 3version 3.5
- Command R7B · PlanAdded
BeforeNot listed
After- smallest generative model optimized
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Limit | 4096 tokens | 500 tokens | −88% |
| — | Plan | version 3 | version 3.5 | Changed |
| Command R7B | Plan | Not listed | - smallest generative model optimized | Added |
Values as written on Cohere's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Cohere's pricing page (cohere.com) from Dec 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where limit reads 4096 tokens and then 500 tokens.
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Cohere, the last 90 days
Full history- Q3 2025packagingCohere Transitions to Enterprise Pricing Model, Emphasizing Custom Solutions Over Per-Token Costs
- Q2 2025increaseCohere Increases Embed Text Token Pricing by 20% to $0.12 per 1M Tokens
- Q1 2025packagingCohere Unveils Command A: The Most Efficient and Performant Model for Agentic AI and Multilingual Applications
- Dec 2024packagingCohere Introduces Command R7B Model, Optimizing Speed and Efficiency at Competitive Pricing · this change
- Q3 2024improvedCohere Reduces Command R Fine-tuned Model Input Price by 85% to $0.30 per 1M Tokens, Enhancing Accessibility
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- OpenAIJan 12OpenAI Announces Dramatic 87% Price Drop for Flagship Reasoning Model Outputs During Transition to o3
- MetabaseJan 12Metabase Introduces SCIM Account Provisioning for Pro and Enterprise Plans
- AnthropicJan 10Anthropic API Introduces Tiered Pricing and Prompt Caching for Sonnet 4.5, Restructuring Costs Based on Token Length
Questions about this change
Did Cohere raise prices in January 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease, plan renamed, new plan.
What changed on Cohere's pricing page between Dec 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025?
Limit: 4096 tokens → 500 tokens (−88%); plan: version 3 → version 3.5, changed; Command R7B plan: Not listed → - smallest generative model optimized, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cohere change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Cohere in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Cohere Reduces Command R Fine-tuned Model Input Price by 85% to $0.30 per 1M Tokens, Enhancing Accessibility" in Q3 2024; Cohere has been tracked since 2024-12-01.