Cohere Reduces Command R Input Pricing by 50% to $0.50/1M Tokens, Enhancing Affordability for Users
What happened
Between the Jan 19, 2024 and Apr 19, 2024 captures of Cohere's pricing page, Pulse recorded 6 changes: Command R input pricing decreased from $1.00/1M tokens to $0.50/1M tokens (50% reduction); Command R output pricing decreased from $2.00/1M tokens to $1.50/1M tokens (25% reduction); Command R+ model introduced with pricing at $3.00/1M tokens input and $15.00/1M tokens output; Command Light model removed from default model pricing section (previously priced at $0.30/1M tokens input, $0.60/1M tokens output); Command model renamed to Command R; Fine-tuning capability for Command Light discontinued (training was $1.00/1M tokens). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, new plan, plan removed, plan renamed, add-on removed) 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.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Cohere. 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.
- Command R · PriceChanged$1.00/1M tokens$0.50/1M tokens
- Command R · PriceChanged$2.00/1M tokens$1.50/1M tokens
- Command R · PlanAddedNo Command R+ modelCommand R+ model
- — · PlanRemovedCommand Light modelNo Command Light model
- Command R · PlanRenamedCommand modelCommand R
- — · Add-onAdd-on removed
Fine-tuning capability for Command Light discontinued (training was $1.00/1M tokens)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command R | Price | $1.00/1M tokens | $0.50/1M tokens | Changed |
| Command R | Price | $2.00/1M tokens | $1.50/1M tokens | Changed |
| Command R | Plan | No Command R+ model | Command R+ model | Added |
| — | Plan | Command Light model | No Command Light model | Removed |
| Command R | Plan | Command model | Command R | Renamed |
| — | Add-on | Fine-tuning capability for Command Light discontinued (training was $1.00/1M tokens) | Add-on removed | |
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 Jan 19, 2024 and Apr 19, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where "$1.00/1M tokens" becomes "$0.50/1M tokens".
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Cohere, pricing history
Full history- Dec 2024packagingCohere Introduces Command R7B Model, Optimizing Speed and Efficiency at Competitive Pricing
- Q3 2024improvedCohere Reduces Command R Fine-tuned Model Input Price by 85% to $0.30 per 1M Tokens, Enhancing Accessibility
- Q2 2024packagingCohere Removes Free and Production Tier Plans, Restructures Pricing for Generative and Retrieval Models
- Q1 2024packagingCohere Reduces Command R Input Pricing by 50% to $0.50/1M Tokens, Enhancing Affordability for Users · this change
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 April 2024?
No — prices went down. Between Jan 19, 2024 and Apr 19, 2024 Cohere's pricing page showed 2 price cuts: Command R: $1.00/1M tokens → $0.50/1M tokens (changed); Command R: $2.00/1M tokens → $1.50/1M tokens (changed).
What changed on Cohere's pricing page between Jan 19, 2024 and Apr 19, 2024?
Command R price: $1.00/1M tokens → $0.50/1M tokens, changed; Command R price: $2.00/1M tokens → $1.50/1M tokens, changed; Command R plan: No Command R+ model → Command R+ model, added; plan: Command Light model → No Command Light model, removed; Command R plan: Command model → Command R, renamed; Fine-tuning capability for Command Light discontinued (training was $1.00/1M tokens). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 19, 2024 and Apr 19, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cohere change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Cohere in the 90 days before this one; Cohere has been tracked since 2024-12-01.