Command A API pricing

    Cohere model · Cohere on AIWiseRank

    Short answer

    Command A by Cohere costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens, with a 256K token context window. It scores 7.8% on SWE-bench Verified. GLM-5.3 Flash scores about as well on SWE-bench Verified (92%) for $0.24 per 1M blended tokens versus $4.38.

    Prices updated Oct 23, 2026 (APIpulse, CC BY 4.0) · Benchmarks: ARC Prize, Vals.ai · all models

    Input$2.50 / 1M
    Output$10 / 1M
    Context256K
    Blended (3:1)$4.38 / 1M

    API cost calculator

    Enter your monthly usage in millions of tokens (1M tokens ≈ 750,000 words).

    Command A$45 / month$540 / year

    Standard rates; batch processing and prompt caching can lower the bill.

    Benchmarks

    ARC-AGI-2 (reasoning)—
    SWE-bench Verified (coding)7.8%

    Cheaper models with similar scores

    Within 3 points on the same benchmark, at a lower blended price.

    Other Cohere models

    ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1M
    Command R+$2.50$10
    Command R$0.50$1.50

    Frequently asked questions

    How much does the Command A API cost?

    Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens a month costs $45.

    What is the context window of Command A?

    Command A supports a 256K token context window.

    Is there a cheaper alternative to Command A?

    GLM-5.3 Flash scores 92% on SWE-bench Verified, close to Command A, at $0.24 per 1M blended tokens versus $4.38.