CohereCommand R (08-2024) pricing
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.10¢ per chat answer and 0.35¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Command R (08-2024) costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.10¢$0.97 / 1,000 | 86 in · 679 out · 909 reasoning | 101 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.05¢$0.46 / 1,000 | 321 in · 96 out · 587 reasoning | 102 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.96¢$9.62 / 1,000 | 102 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 177 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.97¢$9.65 / 1,000 | 340 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 203 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.10¢$0.98 / 1,000 | 1,366 in · 1,149 out · 136 reasoning | 61 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.12¢$1.21 / 1,000 | 766 in · 661 out · 1,159 reasoning | 105 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.35¢$3.52 / 1,000 | 12,937 in · 494 out · 2,141 reasoning | 101 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.14¢$1.38 / 1,000 | 494 in · 553 out · 1,617 reasoning | 126 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥1.1¢$10.54 / 1,000 | 6,268 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 109 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.23¢$2.28 / 1,000 | 3,699 in · 960 out · 1,912 reasoning | 105 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.53¢$5.26 / 1,000 | 1,442 in · 526 out · 7,879 reasoning | 148 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥1.0¢$10.32 / 1,000 | 4,806 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 154 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.16¢$1.60 / 1,000 | 174 in · 399 out · 2,225 reasoning | 135 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 39¢$392 / 1,000 | 2,228,550 in · 14,940 out · 80,850 reasoning | 148 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Command R (08-2024) through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cohereunknown | $0.15 / $0.60 | - | 128K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 5, 2024 at $0.15 input / $0.60 output. Since then the output price moved from $0.60 to $0.60 per 1M tokens (2 changes).
FAQ
How much does Command R (08-2024) cost?
Command R (08-2024) costs $0.15 per 1 million input tokens and $0.60 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.10¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.35¢.
Where is Command R (08-2024) cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Cohere: $0.15 input and $0.60 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Command R (08-2024) cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Command R (08-2024) was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Cohere. Real usage can differ.