Cohere: Command R (08-2024)

Overview

Mid-sized Command model balancing efficiency and quality for RAG and tool use.

Provider

Cohere

Modality

Text

Input

text

Output

text

Max output

4,000 tokens

Weights

Closed

Supported parameters

tools, structured_outputs, response_formatProvider's model page, checked October 8, 2026.

Distillable

NoLicence or terms, checked October 8, 2026.

Tags

rag, tool-use

Docs

Provider documentation

Data policy

Prompts go to

Cohere SaaS Platform

Retention

Logged prompts and generations deleted after 30 days unless flagged or legally required, you can opt out of training use in dashboard Data Controls, ZDR for approved enterprise customers

Zero data retention

Available

Region

Not stated

Policy

Cohere data policy

Summarised from the provider's published terms. The provider's own policy is what applies.

Where you can run it

How Command R (08-2024) can be deployed, bought and reached through Safeguard.

Deployment

Public cloudPrivate cloud

Procurement

Not published yet

Inference regions

Not published yet

Closed weights stay with the provider, so this model runs in the provider's cloud, never on-prem or air-gapped.

Pricing

Notes

Price is the 'Command R' card on cohere.com/pricing, command-r-08-2024 is the live Command R model in Cohere's docs. The deprecated Command R 03-2024 has a separate legacy price.

Source

Cohere pricing , last verified October 8, 2026

No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.

API

OpenAI-compatible. Your API key and access to this model are set up for your workspace when you choose Use with Safeguard.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.safeguard.sh/gpt/v1",
    api_key="SAFEGUARD_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="cohere/command-r-08-2024",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Base URL https://api.safeguard.sh/gpt/v1, model cohere/command-r-08-2024.