How much does Command A cost?

Command A is billed pay-as-you-go at $2.75 per 1M input tokens and $11.00 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can Command A do?

Command A is Cohere's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.

Is Command A free to use?

Command A is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Command A via the API?

Command A is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID command-a with your Api.Airforce API key.

Command A is Cohere's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Command A

API model name: command-a

Command A is Cohere's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. It is priced at $2.75 per million input tokens and $11.00 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $2.50 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$2.75

Output / 1M tokens

$11.00

Official input rate

$2.50

Official output rate

$10.00

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Cohere
Type: chat model

What is Command A used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.

Command A vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Command A	—	—	$2.75	$11.00
Command A Plus	—	—	$0.33	$1.65
Command R 08	—	—	$0.17	$0.66
Command R Plus 08	—	—	$2.75	$11.00

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Command A — frequently asked questions

How much does Command A cost?: Command A is billed pay-as-you-go at $2.75 per 1M input tokens and $11.00 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Command A do?: Command A is Cohere's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.
Is Command A free to use?: Command A is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Command A via the API?: Command A is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID command-a with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Command A?: Command A is Cohere's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Command A via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass command-a as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "command-a",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="command-a",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "command-a",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);