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Command A

Command · Released 2026-03-15

Cohere's enterprise-focused Command tier. Strong at RAG, tool use, and multilingual retrieval workflows. 256K context.

Pick when your stack already uses Cohere embed + rerank and you want one vendor for retrieval pipelines.

Composite20
Context256K
Input / 1M$2.5
Output / 1M$10
Knowledge cutoff2025-06-01
Output speed60 t/s
Statussolid

Family profile

Best published score in each covered benchmark family.

25/100 avg
Reasoning
53
Agentic
1
Long context
21

3 tested benchmark families

Benchmark placements

Where Command A places on each public benchmark source that publishes a row. Rank counts every model with a latest row in the same test — not a universal quality score.

BenchmarkFamilyRankScoreSourceDate
AA output speedPerformance#104/ 195Artificial Analysis2026-10-12
Terminal-BenchAgentic#164/ 1671Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
GPQA DiamondReasoning#176/ 18453Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
AA-LCRLong context#178/ 18421Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Humanity's Last ExamReasoning#184/ 1864Artificial Analysis2026-09-28
Family context

The three highest-scoring models with pages in each capability family. Where Command A shows up, it's highlighted.

Newest receipts

Benchmark rows added to the public ledger for Command A in the last 120 days. Older rows live in the full table below.

5 recent
BenchmarkFamilyScoreSourceDays ago
AA output speedPerformance60 t/sArtificial Analysis10
AA-LCRLong context21.33%Artificial Analysis24
GPQA DiamondReasoning52.7%Artificial Analysis24
Humanity's Last ExamReasoning4%Artificial Analysis24
Terminal-BenchAgentic0.76%Artificial Analysis24
Family coverage

A high composite that hides a weak family is a trap. These bars surface the families where this model hasn't been publicly tested, and where it leads.

Reasoning53
Agentic1
Long context21
Price vs. performance
0255075100$0.10$0.30$1$3$10$30input USD / 1M tokens · log scale →← intelligence

Hover any dot for name, score, and input price. Keyboard: tab through the top twelve, or use the ranking below.

AnthropicOpenAIGoogleAlibabaMetaZhipuxAIDeepSeekMiniMaxXiaomiMoonshotOtherMeituanMistralNVIDIACohere

Full benchmark ledger

Every catalog benchmark for Command A. Scores link to the original source; gaps mean no public row exists yet.

5 sourced rows

5 of 13 catalog benchmarks have a sourced row for Command A.

Reasoning

Agentic

Long context

Performance

Sources

Questions this model page answers

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What is Command A?

Command A is a Cohere model: Cohere's enterprise-focused Command tier. Strong at RAG, tool use, and multilingual retrieval workflows. 256K context.

What is Command A for?

Pick when your stack already uses Cohere embed + rerank and you want one vendor for retrieval pipelines.

What does Command A cost?

Command A lists $2.5 input and $10 output per 1M tokens. Pricing last checked 2026-06-09.

How large is the Command A context window?

Command A publishes a 256K token context window.

What is the VerdictPal status of Command A?

Command A carries Solid status on the model atlas.

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