Cohere Removes Free and Production Tier Plans, Restructures Pricing for Generative and Retrieval Models
What changed
Command R Fine-tuned Model pricing explicitly disclosed: $2.00/1M input tokens, $4.00/1M output tokens, $8.00/1M training tokens
Pricing page reorganized from 'Free/Production' tier model to product-based 'Generative Models/Retrieval Models' categories
Production tier plan removed from pricing page (previously offered custom model training and elevated support)
Rerank 3 model introduced as new retrieval model at $2.00/1K searches
Free tier plan removed from pricing page (previously offered rate-limited usage for learning and prototyping)
Before and after
Apr 19, 2024 vs Jul 1, 2024Command R Fine-tuned Model pricing explicitly disclosed: $2.00/1M input tokens, $4.00/1M output tokens, $8.00/1M training tokens
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