Command A API

cohere/command-a
Command A, with 111B parameters, excels in agentic workflows and multilingual tasks.
Context
256K tokens
Input
$3.4385 / 1M tokens
Output
$13.754 / 1M tokens
Released
Sep 9, 2025

How to use Command A API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to cohere/command-a.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "cohere/command-a",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Hello!"
        }
      ]
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "cohere/command-a",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"cohere/command-a","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Command A API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$3.4385 / 1M tokens
Output
$13.754 / 1M tokens

Command A Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
GPQA Diamond
52.7%
Google-proof graduate science questions (hardest subset)SourceJuly 8, 2026
MMLU-Pro
71.2%
Multi-discipline knowledge + reasoning (harder MMLU)SourceJuly 8, 2026
Intelligence
13.9
Composite score across standardised reasoning, knowledge and problem-solving evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026
Coding
27.8
Composite score across standardised coding evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026

Command A vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
Command A
This page
$3.4385 / 1M tokens
$13.754 / 1M tokens
256K tokens
Coding + agents
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$13 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Balanced coding + agents
$3.9 / 1M tokens
$19.5 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Long-context, multimodal & agentic workflows
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$11.7 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Reasoning + agents

Frequently asked questions

Command A has a 256,000 tokens context window and can return up to 256,000 tokens.

Command A takes text as input and returns text.

Use cohere/command-a as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

Command A became available on September 9, 2025.

Command A is priced at input $3.4385 / 1M tokens, output $13.754 / 1M tokens.

Yes, Command A can stream responses as they are generated.

Command A was built by Cohere.

Yes, Command A supports function calling and tool use, including parallel tool calls.

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