Cohere Removes Free and Production Tier Plans, Restructures Pricing for Generative and Retrieval Models
What happened
Between the Apr 19, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024 captures of Cohere's pricing page, Pulse recorded 5 changes: Command R Fine-tuned Model pricing explicitly disclosed: $2.00/1M input tokens, $4.00/1M output tokens, $8.00/1M training tokens; Pricing page reorganized from 'Free/Production' tier model to product-based 'Generative Models/Retrieval Models' categories; Production tier plan removed from pricing page (previously offered custom model training and elevated support); Rerank 3 model introduced as new retrieval model at $2.00/1K searches; Free tier plan removed from pricing page (previously offered rate-limited usage for learning and prototyping). Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, package change, plan removed) with an upward 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 Input Pricing by 50% to $0.50/1M Tokens, Enhancing Affordability for Users" (Q1 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.
- Command R · FeatureFeature added
Command R Fine-tuned Model pricing explicitly disclosed: $2.00/1M input tokens, $4.00/1M output tokens, $8.00/1M training tokens
- Production' · PackagingChanged
Before'Free/Production' tier model
Afterproduct-based 'Generative Models/Retrieval Models' categories
- Production · PlanRemovedProduction tier planNo Production tier plan
- — · FeatureAddedNo Rerank 3 modelRerank 3 model
- — · PlanRemovedFree tier planNo Free tier plan
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command R | Feature | Command R Fine-tuned Model pricing explicitly disclosed: $2.00/1M input tokens, $4.00/1M output tokens, $8.00/1M training tokens | Feature added | |
| Production' | Packaging | 'Free/Production' tier model | product-based 'Generative Models/Retrieval Models' categories | Changed |
| Production | Plan | Production tier plan | No Production tier plan | Removed |
| — | Feature | No Rerank 3 model | Rerank 3 model | Added |
| — | Plan | Free tier plan | No Free tier plan | 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 Apr 19, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where "'Free/Production' tier model" becomes "product-based 'Generative Models/Retrieval Models' categories".
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Cohere, the last 90 days
Full history- 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
- 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 · this change
- Q1 2024packagingCohere Reduces Command R Input Pricing by 50% to $0.50/1M Tokens, Enhancing Affordability for Users
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 July 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 19, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, package change, plan removed.
What changed on Cohere's pricing page between Apr 19, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024?
Command R Fine-tuned Model pricing explicitly disclosed: $2.00/1M input tokens, $4.00/1M output tokens, $8.00/1M training tokens; Production' packaging: 'Free/Production' tier model → product-based 'Generative Models/Retrieval Models' categories, changed; Production plan: Production tier plan → No Production tier plan, removed; feature: No Rerank 3 model → Rerank 3 model, added; plan: Free tier plan → No Free tier plan, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 19, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; 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 Input Pricing by 50% to $0.50/1M Tokens, Enhancing Affordability for Users" in Q1 2024; Cohere has been tracked since 2024-12-01.