Cohere Trial API Key - 1,000 Calls/Month
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+ 1 Cohere gives every new account a free Trial API key with 1,000 API calls per month across all endpoints — Chat (Command R+, Command A), Embed 4, Rerank 3.5, and more. No credit card required. The trial key has the same model access as a paid Production key; the only differences are rate limits and a non-commercial use restriction. The monthly cap resets on each calendar month, and the trial never expires as long as your account exists.
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+ 7 1. Go to dashboard.cohere.com/welcome/register
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+ 8 2. Enter your email address and create a password, or sign up with Google or GitHub SSO
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+ 9 3. Verify your email by clicking the confirmation link sent to your inbox
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+ 10 4. You are redirected to the Cohere dashboard — a Trial API key has already been created for you automatically
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+ 11 5. Navigate to API Keys in the sidebar to copy your key
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+ 13 Important:
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+ 14 • No credit card required — the trial is completely free
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+ 15 • One trial key per account; you can regenerate it from the dashboard
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+ 16 • The trial key works immediately — no approval process or waiting period
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+ 17 • You can sign up with a personal email; no company or organization domain required
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+ 23 The Trial key gives access to all Cohere models and endpoints, identical to a Production key. There are no model-level restrictions.
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+ 27 ModelContext LengthNotes
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+ 28 Command A (command-a-03-2025)256K tokensMost performant model, 111B parameters
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+ 29 Command A Vision256K tokensMultimodal — text + image understanding
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+ 30 Command A Reasoning256K tokensHybrid reasoning for complex agentic tasks
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+ 31 Command A Translate256K tokensState-of-the-art machine translation, 23 languages
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+ 32 Command R+ (08-2024)128K tokensAdvanced enterprise model
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+ 33 Command R128K tokensRAG, code generation, workflows
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+ 34 Command R7B128K tokensSmallest and most cost-effective
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+ 38 ModelDimensionsNotes
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+ 39 Embed 4 (Multimodal)Matryoshka128K context, text + image embeddings
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+ 40 Embed English v3.01,024English-only, 512 tokens
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+ 41 Embed English Light v3.0384Faster, smaller English model
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+ 42 Embed Multilingual v3.01,024Multiple languages, 512 tokens
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+ 46 ModelNotes
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+ 47 Rerank v4.0Newest model (December 2025)
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+ 48 Rerank v3.5Multilingual, 100+ languages, enhanced reasoning
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+ 49 Rerank English v3.0English-only
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+ 50 Rerank Multilingual v3.0Multilingual predecessor to 3.5
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+ 56 Trial keys have two layers of throttling: a monthly cap of 1,000 calls total and per-minute limits that vary by endpoint.
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+ 60 EndpointCalls/Minute
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Chat (/v2/chat)20
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Embed — Text (/v2/embed)100
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Embed — Images (/v2/embed)5
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Rerank (/v2/rerank)10
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+ 65 Classify100
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Tokenize (/v2/tokenize)100
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+ 67 Legacy endpoints5
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+ 71 • 1,000 API calls/month across all endpoints combined
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+ 72 • Once you hit the cap, the key returns errors until the next calendar month
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+ 73 • Each API request counts as one call regardless of token count
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+ 77 Trial KeyProduction Key
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+ 78 Monthly limit1,000 callsUnlimited
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+ 79 Per-minute limit5–100 (varies)1,000 all endpoints
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+ 80 CostFreePay-as-you-go
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+ 81 Commercial useNot permittedPermitted
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+ 87 If you need higher throughput or want to use Cohere in a production application, you can upgrade to a Production key directly from the dashboard.
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+ 89 1. Go to API Keys in the Cohere dashboard
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+ 90 2. You must be an organization admin (or ask your admin)
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+ 91 3. Acknowledge Cohere's SaaS agreement, terms of service, and model limitations
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+ 92 4. Add payment information — billing is pay-as-you-go
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+ 93 5. A Production key is generated immediately (takes under 3 minutes)
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+ 95 Sensitive use case review: If your application involves a sensitive use case (healthcare, legal, employment decisions, etc.), your Production key may remain rate-limited like a trial key until Cohere's safety team manually reviews and approves your use case.
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+ 99 ModelInputOutput
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+ 100 Command A$2.50 / 1M tokens$10.00 / 1M tokens
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+ 101 Command R+$2.50 / 1M tokens$10.00 / 1M tokens
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+ 102 Command R$0.15 / 1M tokens$0.60 / 1M tokens
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+ 103 Command R7B$0.0375 / 1M tokens$0.15 / 1M tokens
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+ 104 Embed 4 (text)$0.12 / 1M tokens—
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+ 105 Embed 4 (image)$0.47 / 1M tokens—
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+ 106 Rerank 3.5$2.00 / 1K searches—
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+ 108 Billing is issued at the end of each calendar month or when outstanding balance reaches $250, whichever comes first.
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+ 114 The Trial key is explicitly not permitted for production or commercial use. This means:
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+ 115 • You can use it for prototyping, learning, research, and proof-of-concept projects
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+ 116 • You cannot serve it to end users in a commercial product
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+ 117 • You cannot use it in revenue-generating applications
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+ 118 • Violating this policy may result in account suspension
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+ 124 • Command A Reasoning has special limits — even Production keys are rate-limited like trial keys (1,000 calls/month) for newer model variants like Command A Reasoning. Contact sales@cohere.com for higher limits on these models
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• SDKs available — official SDKs for Python (cohere), TypeScript/Node.js, Go, and Java. Install with pip install cohere and pass your trial key
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+ 126 • Cohere on cloud marketplaces — Cohere models are also available on Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, each with their own pricing and free tiers
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+ 127 • Playground — the Cohere dashboard includes a built-in playground for testing prompts without writing code
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+ 128 • Aya models — multilingual models (Aya Expanse, Aya Vision) are also accessible via the trial key for multilingual and multimodal experimentation
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+ 129 • No auto-billing risk — since no credit card is required for the trial, there is zero risk of accidental charges. You must explicitly upgrade and add payment info to incur any costs
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+ 133 Sources:
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+ 134 • Cohere Rate Limits Documentation
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+ 135 • Cohere Pricing
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+ 136 • Cohere Pricing Documentation
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+ 137 • Cohere Models Overview
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+ 138 • Cohere Going Live Guide
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+ 139 • Cohere FAQs
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+ 140 • Cohere Usage Policy
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+ 141 • Cohere Trial Key Summary (CodeNote)
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+ 142 • Cohere API Pricing 2026 (MetaCTO)
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