Cohere adds Parse 5 to Model Vault with Medium and XL tiered pricing
What happened
Between the Aug 27, 2026 and Aug 28, 2026 captures of Cohere's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New Parse 5 document-parsing model added to the Model Vault performance-tier pricing table, with Medium ($4.00/hr, $2,500/mo) and XL ($7.00/hr, $4,300/mo) tiers. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) 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.
It lands 56 days after Cohere's previous change, "Cohere: New Rerank 4 Pro Large tier in Model Vault ($10/hr, $6,500/mo)" (Jul 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Cohere adds Coding Models tier, expanding to 4 product categories" (Jun 15, 2026). Cohere has been tracked since 2024-12-01.
In the same window Together AI, Metabase, Mistral AI, OpenAI 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.
- Parse 5 · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo Parse 5 document-parsing model
AfterParse 5 document-parsing model
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parse 5 | Add-on | No Parse 5 document-parsing model | Parse 5 document-parsing model | 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 Aug 27, 2026 and Aug 28, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Parse 5 document-parsing model now appears.
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Cohere, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026improvedCohere cuts Model Vault Embed pricing 25% with new Embed 5 Fast and Pro tiers
- Oct 1, 2026decreaseCohere cuts Model Vault Small to $3/hr as Embed 5 replaces Embed 4
- Aug 31, 2026packagingCohere adds Parse 5 doc-parsing model, Medium $4/hr and XL $7/hr tiers
- Aug 28, 2026packagingCohere adds Parse 5 to Model Vault with Medium and XL tiered pricing · this change
- Jul 2, 2026improvedCohere: New Rerank 4 Pro Large tier in Model Vault ($10/hr, $6,500/mo)
- Jun 15, 2026packagingCohere adds Coding Models tier, expanding to 4 product categories
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Together AIAug 28Together AI adds GLM-5.3-Flash, drops DeepSeek V4 Pro and Kimi K2.7 Code
- MetabaseAug 24Metabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option
- Mistral AIAug 17Mistral AI folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans
- OpenAIJul 25OpenAI: ChatGPT plan taglines reframed to 'Best for X' audience framing
- AnthropicJul 23Anthropic: Fable model + context window disclosed in comparison table
Questions about this change
Did Cohere raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 27, 2026 and Aug 28, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Cohere's pricing page between Aug 27, 2026 and Aug 28, 2026?
Parse 5 add-on: No Parse 5 document-parsing model → Parse 5 document-parsing model, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 27, 2026 and Aug 28, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cohere change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Cohere in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Cohere: New Rerank 4 Pro Large tier in Model Vault ($10/hr, $6,500/mo)" on Jul 2, 2026; Cohere has been tracked since 2024-12-01.