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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

Cohere / Base

Base (original)

Historical Cohere text-generation family served through the original Generate API, before the later Command-focused catalog. Current access and exact final retirement date are unverified.

historicalClosed weightsText generation
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 14 Oct 2026
6 of 19 specification fields collected
Context window2K2,048 tokens
Maximum outputNot collectedAwaiting source review
Input billingNot collectedCohere Generate API (historical)
Output billingNot collectedNo inferred price

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
2,048 tokensSource for Context / input limit (opens in a new tab)

Historical April 2022 xlarge limit, not proof that every later Base snapshot retained this limit.

Maximum output
Not collected
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not collected
Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Context caching
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
Not collected
Equivalent API aliases
xlargeSource for Equivalent API aliases (opens in a new tab)

Generate API alias only. Do not confuse medium generation with medium representation models.

Snapshots and aliases
xlarge-20220609, xlarge-20221108Source for Snapshots and aliases (opens in a new tab)

The provider explicitly describes different dated versions. Original snapshot records, limits and lifecycle details remain under review; alias routing changed over time.

Release identity
Canonical family selector with dated original versions and evolving alias routingSource for Release identity (opens in a new tab)

Separate dated-version records preserve release-specific evidence; family-level limits are not automatically inherited by each version.

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

Cohere Generate API (historical)

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
base
Access
Historical canonical selector; omitted from the maintained current-model catalog. Exact final shutdown date and current callable access remain unverified.
Regions
Not collected

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Cohere Generate API (historical alias)

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
xlarge
Access
Previous Generate API name, renamed in April 2023. Dated versions and redirected aliases are not assumed to identify the same weights.
Regions
Not collected

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

Cohere Generate API (historical)

base
Not verified

No original-model prompt-cache contract verified. Newer Command/Embed capabilities are not inherited.

How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 14 Oct 2026

Cohere Generate API (historical alias)

xlarge
Not verified

No original-model prompt-cache contract verified. Newer Command/Embed capabilities are not inherited.

How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 14 Oct 2026

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Historical distribution inference: Cohere identifies this original model and its predecessor name as an API model in the official rename notice. The archived product documentation exposes managed inference, not an original weight release. Reviewed Cohere/CohereLabs repositories do not provide these original weights; this is not a blanket license assertion for newer public Command R/A families.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Lifecycle dates

Enhanced xlarge version announced25 Apr 2022Source (opens in a new tab)
Canonical API name introduced26 Apr 2023Source (opens in a new tab)
Improved dated version announced8 Nov 2022Source (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed