Cohere Reduces Command R Fine-tuned Model Input Price by 85% to $0.30 per 1M Tokens, Enhancing Accessibility
What happened
Between the Jul 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024 captures of Cohere's pricing page, Pulse recorded 8 changes: Embed 3 now supports multimodal image embeddings at $0.0001 per image; Command R Fine-tuned Model training price decreased from $8.00 to $3.00 per 1M tokens (62.5% decrease); Command R output price decreased from $1.50 to $0.60 per 1M tokens (60% decrease); Command R+ output price decreased from $15.00 to $10.00 per 1M tokens (33% decrease); Command R Fine-tuned Model output price decreased from $4.00 to $1.20 per 1M tokens (70% decrease); Command R Fine-tuned Model input price decreased from $2.00 to $0.30 per 1M tokens (85% decrease); Command R+ input price decreased from $3.00 to $2.50 per 1M tokens (17% decrease); Command R input price decreased from $0.50 to $0.15 per 1M tokens (70% decrease). Pulse files it as a pricing change (feature added, price decrease) 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 Removes Free and Production Tier Plans, Restructures Pricing for Generative and Retrieval Models" (Q2 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.
- — · FeatureFeature addedNot listed$0.0001 per image
- Command R · Price−62%$8.00$3.00
- Command R · Price−60%$1.50$0.60
- Command R · Price−33%$15.00$10.00
- Command R · Price−70%$4.00$1.20
- Command R · Price−85%$2.00$0.30
- Command R · Price−17%$3.00$2.50
- Command R · Price−70%$0.50$0.15
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Not listed | $0.0001 per image | Feature added |
| Command R | Price | $8.00 | $3.00 | −62% |
| Command R | Price | $1.50 | $0.60 | −60% |
| Command R | Price | $15.00 | $10.00 | −33% |
| Command R | Price | $4.00 | $1.20 | −70% |
| Command R | Price | $2.00 | $0.30 | −85% |
| Command R | Price | $3.00 | $2.50 | −17% |
| Command R | Price | $0.50 | $0.15 | −70% |
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 Jul 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where command r price reads $8.00 and then $3.00.
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Cohere, the last 90 days
Full history- 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
- Q3 2024improvedCohere Reduces Command R Fine-tuned Model Input Price by 85% to $0.30 per 1M Tokens, Enhancing Accessibility · this change
- Q2 2024packagingCohere Removes Free and Production Tier Plans, Restructures Pricing for Generative and Retrieval Models
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 December 2024?
No — prices went down. Between Jul 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024 Cohere's pricing page showed 7 price cuts: Command R: $8.00 → $3.00 (−62%); Command R: $1.50 → $0.60 (−60%); Command R: $15.00 → $10.00 (−33%); Command R: $4.00 → $1.20 (−70%); Command R: $2.00 → $0.30 (−85%); Command R: $3.00 → $2.50 (−17%); Command R: $0.50 → $0.15 (−70%).
What changed on Cohere's pricing page between Jul 1, 2024 and Dec 1, 2024?
Feature: Not listed → $0.0001 per image; Command R price: $8.00 → $3.00 (−62%); Command R price: $1.50 → $0.60 (−60%); Command R price: $15.00 → $10.00 (−33%); Command R price: $4.00 → $1.20 (−70%); Command R price: $2.00 → $0.30 (−85%); Command R price: $3.00 → $2.50 (−17%); Command R price: $0.50 → $0.15 (−70%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 1, 2024 and Dec 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 Removes Free and Production Tier Plans, Restructures Pricing for Generative and Retrieval Models" in Q2 2024; Cohere has been tracked since 2024-12-01.