Pricingby Glyphcommand-r-08-2024 is an update of the Command R with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use.
Ways to buy 1
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The 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.
Kong AI Gateway$27.00+0%
LiteLLM$27.00+0%
Eden AI$28.48+5.5%
OpenRouter$28.48+5.5%
Cloudflare AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
HeliconeNot offeredNot offered
Neon AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
RequestyNot offeredNot offered
Vercel AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
A dash: not on that gateway's own model list. No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
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About Command R (08-2024)
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.
Command R (08-2024)
Cohere raised its API price: input $0.143 to $0.15 and output $0.57 to $0.6 per 1M tokens.
Cohere cut its API price: input $0.15 to $0.143 and output $0.6 to $0.57 per 1M tokens.
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.