> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lava.so/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cohere

> Cohere provides enterprise-grade NLP through its Command models (Command A, Command R+), alongside best-in-class embeddings and reranking APIs designed for RAG pipelines.

Cohere offers 8 models through Lava's AI Gateway, supporting Chat Completions. Authentication uses `Authorization: Bearer`. See the [Cohere API docs](https://docs.cohere.com/reference) for provider-specific parameters.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Supports both **managed** (Lava's API keys) and **unmanaged** (bring your own credentials) mode.

## Quick Start

```typescript theme={null}
const response = await fetch('https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.cohere.ai%2Fcompatibility%2Fv1%2Fchat%2Fcompletions', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${forwardToken}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    model: 'command-a-03-2025',
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
  }),
});
```

## Chat Completions

**Target URL:** `https://api.cohere.ai/compatibility/v1/chat/completions`

| | |
| - | - |
| **Content Type** | `application/json` |
| **Streaming** | Yes (set `stream: true` in request body) |

| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens |
| - | - | - |
| command-a-03-2025 | \$2.50 | \$10.00 |
| command-r-plus-08-2024 | \$2.50 | \$10.00 |
| command-nightly | \$1.00 | \$2.00 |
| c4ai-aya-expanse-32b | \$0.50 | \$1.50 |
| c4ai-aya-vision-32b | \$0.50 | \$1.50 |
| command-r-08-2024 | \$0.15 | \$0.60 |
| command-r7b-12-2024 | \$0.0375 | \$0.15 |
| command-r7b-arabic-02-2025 | \$0.0375 | \$0.15 |

## Next Steps

> [card] [All Providers](https://lava.so/docs/gateway/supported-providers.md)
>
> Browse all supported AI providers

> [card] [Forward Proxy](https://lava.so/docs/gateway/forward-proxy.md)
>
> Learn how to construct proxy URLs and authenticate requests


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