Command R is Cohere's fast RAG-optimized model, delivering strong retrieval-augmented generation at lower cost and latency than Command R Plus. It handles most RAG workloads with quality sufficient for production applications while running significantly faster.
Command R is the recommended starting point for teams building RAG applications, offering excellent cost-performance for the vast majority of enterprise retrieval and question-answering tasks.
Key Features
Fast RAG with strong source grounding
Cost-efficient for production RAG workloads
128K token context window
Reliable tool use capabilities
Good multilingual support
Ideal Use Cases
Production RAG at scale
Cost-efficient enterprise search
FAQ and knowledge base Q&A
Document-grounded customer support
Technical Specifications
| Context Window | 128K tokens |
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Provider | Cohere |
| Category | Text Generation |
| Specialty | RAG (cost-efficient) |
| Latency | Optimized |
API Usage
1 curl -X POST https://api.vincony.com/v1/chat/completions \ 2 -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ 3 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 4 -d '{ 5 "model": "cohere/command-r", 6 "messages": [ 7 { "role": "user", "content": "Hello, Command R!" } 8 ] 9 }'
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your Vincony API key. OpenAI-compatible endpoint — works with any OpenAI SDK.
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