Free trial with limited API credits. Production pricing usage-based: Command R+ at $2.50/million input tokens and $10/million output tokens. Embed and Rerank at separate per-use pricing. Enterprise custom pricing.

Completely free and open source. Requires your own hardware. No subscription or API costs for local models.

Private cloud and on-premise deployment eliminate third-party data exposure. SOC 2 and GDPR compliant. Cohere does not train on enterprise API data. Enterprise includes data processing agreements.

All AI processing occurs on your local hardware. No data leaves your device. No third-party data handling or privacy policy to review beyond your own hardware.

• ✓Private cloud and on-premise deployment for regulated industries
• ✓Strong Embed and Rerank models for search-intensive RAG applications
• ✓Enterprise focus with dedicated support and compliance features
• ✓OpenAI-compatible API endpoints simplify migration

• ✓Complete privacy with all processing on local hardware
• ✓Zero ongoing API costs for local model inference
• ✓OpenAI-compatible API allows easy migration of existing applications
• ✓Simple one-command model download and run

• ✕Less brand recognition and community support than OpenAI or Anthropic
• ✕Consumer chat experience less polished than ChatGPT or Claude
• ✕Pricing complexity for multiple model types

• ✕Requires suitable hardware (RAM and optionally GPU)
• ✕Smaller/older hardware produces slow inference
• ✕Local models generally lag behind frontier commercial models in capability
• ✕Command-line interface not accessible to non-technical users