Cohere: Command R (08-2024)✓ Catalog verified
command-r-08-2024 is an update of the Command R with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use. More broadly, it is better at math, code and reasoning and is competitive with the previous version of the larger Command R+ model. Read the launch post here. Use of this model is subject to Cohere's Usage Policy and SaaS Agreement.
Overview
command-r-08-2024 is an update of the Command R with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use. More broadly, it is better at math, code and reasoning and is competitive with the previous version of the larger Command R+ model. Read the launch post here. Use of this model is subject to Cohere's Usage Policy and SaaS Agreement.
Access: available through the official Cohere API. Context window: 128K.
Specifications
| API identifier | cohere/command-r-08-2024 |
| Provider | Cohere |
| Model type | Text LLM |
| Context window | 128K catalog |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Tokenizer | Cohere |
| Moderated | Yes |
| Architecture modality | text->text |
Pricing
Live pricing components for cohere/command-r-08-2024 as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $1.5e-7 | $0.15 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $6e-7 | $0.60 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | N/A | N/A | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$0.2Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | Not advertised | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | ✓ Supported | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call Cohere: Command R (08-2024) through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="cohere/command-r-08-2024",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
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| AllenAI: Olmo 2 32B Instruct | Allenai | 128K | $0.05 | View → |
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Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Cohere: Command R (08-2024) cost?
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens on the official Cohere API.
What is the context window of Cohere: Command R (08-2024)?
Cohere: Command R (08-2024) supports up to 128K tokens of context.
Does Cohere: Command R (08-2024) support tool / function calling?
Yes, Cohere: Command R (08-2024) supports tool / function calling — you can register tools and the model will emit structured tool calls.
How do I access Cohere: Command R (08-2024)?
Use the official Cohere API with the model id `cohere/command-r-08-2024`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.