Command A API pricing
As of October 21, 2026, Cohere Command A costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens through OpenRouter.
- Input, per million tokens$2.50
- Output, per million tokens$10.00
- Cached input, per millionNo cache price listed
- Context window256K tokens
- Max output8K tokens
- Output speed171 tok/s
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0075 | $7.50 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.155 | $155.00 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.600 | $600.00 | Yes |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | $2.69 | $2690.00 |
Price history
We read this price every day and have since October 15, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.
- October 15, 2026 First recorded: $2.50 input, $10.00 output
Cheaper models as good as Command A
Models within two points of Command A or above it on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.
- Ling 3.0 Flash$0.063 Overall 20.1 against 13.1 · 99% cheaper output
- Qwen3.5-9B$0.13 Overall 13.3 against 13.1 · 99% cheaper output
- Mercury 2.5$0.15 Overall 12.3 against 13.1 · 99% cheaper output
- Ling 3.0 Flash VL$0.18 Overall 24.6 against 13.1 · 98% cheaper output
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$0.182 Overall 24.4 against 13.1 · 98% cheaper output
Command A pricing questions
- How much does Command A cost per million tokens?
- $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.
- Does Command A support prompt caching?
- OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.
- Is there a cheaper model as good as Command A?
- Ling 3.0 Flash scores 20.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, within two points of Command A or above it, and costs $0.063 per million output tokens.
- Has the price of Command A changed?
- Not since we started recording it daily on October 15, 2026.