Ways to buy 1
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cohere APIThe lab's own API | $0.15 | $0.6 | $0.15 / $0.6List price | n/a | List price |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $27.00 direct.
Helicone$27.00+0%
Kong AI Gateway$27.00+0%
LiteLLM$27.00+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$27.00+0%
Cloudflare AI Gateway$28.35+5%
Requesty$28.35+5%
Eden AI$28.48+5.5%
OpenRouter$28.48+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
Related models
| In / out per 1M | Cheapest route | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command A+ Cohere · 192K | $0.3 | $1.5 | $0.3 / $1.5 | $0.6 | 192K | Lab list price | · |
| Command A Cohere · 256K | $2.5 | $10 | $2.5 / $10 | $4.38 | 256K | Lab list price | · |
| Command R7B (12-2024) Cohere · 128K | $0.037 | $0.15 | $0.037 / $0.15 | $0.066 | 128K | Lab list price | · |
| Command R+ (08-2024) Cohere · 128K | $2.5 | $10 | $2.5 / $10 | $4.38 | 128K | Lab list price | · |
 DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek · 1MCheapest: $0.131 on Morph | $0.15 | $0.6 | $0.15 / $0.6 | $0.262 | 1M | $0.131 on Morph | · |
 Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGoogle · 1MCheapest: $0.281 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | $0.25 | $1.5 | $0.25 / $1.5 | $0.563 | 1M | $0.281 on Google Vertex AI (global-flex) | · |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Google · 1MCheapest: $0.281 on Google Gemini API (flex) | $0.25 | $1.5 | $0.25 / $1.5 | $0.563 | 1M | $0.281 on Google Gemini API (flex) | · |
 GPT-6 LunaOpenAI · 1.05MCheapest: $0.1 on OpenAI (flex) | $0.1 | $0.5 | $0.1 / $0.5 | $0.2 | 1.05M | $0.1 on OpenAI (flex) | · |
About Command R (08-2024)
command-r-08-2024 is an update of the [Command R](/models/cohere/command-r) with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use.
Takes text in and returns text. First listed Sep 5, 2024. Up to 4K output tokens. Blended price $0.262 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id command-r-08-2024.
Price history
List price since Sep 5, 2024, from Internet Archive snapshots of the OpenRouter catalog, then daily reads.
| Seen | Model | Old price | New price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | Command R (08-2024)Input $0.143 to $0.15, Output $0.57 to $0.6 | Input $0.143Output $0.57 | Input $0.15Output $0.6 | +5% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Command R (08-2024)Input $0.15 to $0.143, Output $0.6 to $0.57 | Input $0.15Output $0.6 | Input $0.143Output $0.57 | -5% |
Questions
How much does Command R (08-2024) cost?
$0.15 per million input tokens and $0.6 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Command R (08-2024)?
128K tokens, with up to 4K tokens of output.
Has Command R (08-2024)'s price changed?
Yes. The output price went from $0.57 to $0.6, first seen Apr 3, 2025.
Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.