LiteLLMModels

Command R API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Command R costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens on Cohere. It has a 128,000-token context window and returns up to 4,096 tokens per response.

By CohereModel ID command-r-08-2024Prices updated Checked
Input
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.60 / 1M tokens
Context window
128,000 tokens
Max output
4,096 tokens
Providers
3
Added to LiteLLM
March 2024

Command R pricing by provider

3 listings across 3 providers. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputContext
Coheresnapshot 08-2024command-r-08-2024$0.15$0.60128K
Oracle Cloud (OCI)snapshot 08-2024oci/cohere.command-r-08-2024$0.15$0.15128K
Vercel AI Gatewayvercel_ai_gateway/cohere/command-r$0.15$0.60128K

What Command R costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

Cohere$0.60
Oracle Cloud (OCI)$0.375
Vercel AI Gateway$0.60

100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each

Cohere$1.62
Oracle Cloud (OCI)$1.53
Vercel AI Gateway$1.62

Command R features

Use Command R with LiteLLM

Call Command R through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="command-r-08-2024",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: command-r
    litellm_params:
      model: command-r-08-2024
      api_key: os.environ/COHERE_API_KEY
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "command-r",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

Command R FAQ

How much does Command R cost?

Command R costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens on Cohere.

What is the context window of Command R?

Command R has a 128,000-token context window and returns up to 4,096 tokens per response.

Which providers offer Command R?

Command R is available from 3 providers through LiteLLM: Cohere, Oracle Cloud (OCI) and Vercel AI Gateway.

How do I call Command R with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="command-r-08-2024", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

What features does Command R support?

Command R supports function calling.

When did LiteLLM add Command R?

Command R was added to LiteLLM's model price file in March 2024.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: Cohere, Oracle Cloud (OCI), Vercel AI Gateway.

Provider pages: Cohere, Oracle Cloud (OCI), Vercel AI Gateway.