Cohere: Command A
Cohere: Command A is designed for handling large text inputs with a context length of 256,000 tokens and supports up to 8,192 completion tokens. It processes text-only data but lacks support for reasoning or structured output, making it less suitable for tasks requiring analytical depth. With a blended benchmark score of 10.5 from two independent evaluations, this model shows solid performance in general text-based applications. For users on a budget looking to keep costs down while still achieving satisfactory results, Cohere: Command A is a viable choice, especially considering its pricing at $2.5 per million input tokens and $10.0 per million output tokens.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 10.5 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-07-25. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 12.0 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 12.7 |
- Model ID
- cohere/command-a
- Vendor
- cohere
- Released
- March 2025
- Tokenizer
- Other
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 8,192 tokens
- Tool Calling
- not supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- yes
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.09 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $1.75 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $32.50 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Cohere: Command A cost?
- $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens.
- What is Cohere: Command A's context window?
- 256,000 tokens, roughly 384 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Cohere: Command A support tool calling?
- It supports structured output.
- Can Cohere: Command A process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.