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Cohere free tier limits

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Cohere Inc. · Free tier

Free allowance

20req/min · 1,000 API calls/month

Chat models 20 req/min

Free tier· docs.cohere.com

Free trial API key with access to all models, limited usage (not for production).

  • Card: not stated
  • Works with OpenAI code
Free allowance
20 req/min · 1,000 API calls/month

Chat models 20 req/min

Requests / min
20

chat models; Rerank 10, Tokenize 100 req/min

Requests / day
Not published

Only a monthly cap (1,000 calls) is stated

Tokens / min
Not verified
Tokens / day
Not verified
Card to start
Not published

Rate-limits and pricing pages do not mention a card requirement

Trains on your data
Not verified
Commercial use
Not published

Page distinguishes trial vs production keys but does not define commercial permission

OpenAI SDK
Yes
Image input
Not verified
Where it is offered
Not verified

7 of 12 cells above were read on the provider’s own page in the last 30 days (oldest check: ). Each check mark opens that page. The other 5 say “not verified” instead of repeating a number from someone else’s article.

Models named on this provider page

Cohere limits per model
Model idReq / minReq / dayTokens / minTokens / dayNote
command-a-plus-05-202620n/an/an/a

Table read on · docs.cohere.com

Getting a Cohere key

  1. Sign up for a Cohere account
  2. Open the dashboard API keys page and copy the trial key
  3. Use base URL https://api.cohere.ai/compatibility/v1

These steps are a summary of the provider’s console and were not re-walked with a new account; the screens may differ. Open the Cohere console.

Test the key with one request

Language
base_url
https://api.cohere.ai/compatibility/v1
model
command-a-plus-05-2026
key from
$COHERE_API_KEY
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.cohere.ai/compatibility/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["COHERE_API_KEY"],
)

reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="command-a-plus-05-2026",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Reply with the word: ok"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)
Endpoint read on · docs.cohere.com

The key is read from an environment variable on your machine. This site has no field for keys and never asks for one.

Questions and answers

What are the Cohere free tier limits?

Free tier: 20 req/min · 1,000 API calls/month. Requests per minute: 20. Requests per day: not published (Only a monthly cap (1,000 calls) is stated). Read on the official page on 14 Oct 2026.

Does Cohere require a credit card?

not published (Rate-limits and pricing pages do not mention a card requirement).

Does Cohere train on data sent to the free tier?

not verified on an official page.

Can I use the Cohere free tier commercially?

not published (Page distinguishes trial vs production keys but does not define commercial permission).

Is Cohere compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes. Set the base URL to https://api.cohere.ai/compatibility/v1 and the model to an id such as command-a-plus-05-2026.

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