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Cohere vs OpenAI API pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Cohere: cohere.com/pricing, OpenAI API: developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Cohere and OpenAI API at three volumes and at your own
VolumeCohereOpenAI API
small1M input, 200K output$0.0675 / moCommand R7B$0.20 / mogpt-6-luna
growing50M input, 10M output$3.375 / moCommand R7B$10 / mogpt-6-luna
scale1B input, 200M output$67.50 / moCommand R7B$200 / mogpt-6-luna
your volumeset above$3.375 / moCommand R7B$10 / mogpt-6-luna

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Cheapest model per service, USD per 1M tokens

Cheapest priced model of each service
ServiceCheapest modelInputOutputModels listed
CohereCommand R7B$0.0375$0.156
OpenAI APIgpt-6-luna$0.10$0.5011

Every model

Every model of both services, USD per 1M tokens
ModelServiceInputOutput
Rerank 5 FastCohere$0.02unlisted
Command R7BCohere$0.0375$0.15
Rerank 5 ProCohere$0.05unlisted
Embed 5 FastCohere$0.08unlisted
Embed 5 ProCohere$0.12unlisted
Command RCohere$0.15$0.60
gpt-6-lunaOpenAI API$0.10$0.50
gpt-4o-mini-transcribeOpenAI API$1.25$5
gpt-5.3-codexOpenAI API$1.75$14
gpt-6.1-solOpenAI API$2$10
gpt-4o-transcribeOpenAI API$2.50$10
gpt-5.6-solOpenAI API$4$20
gpt-rosalind-researchOpenAI API$5$25
gpt-rosalind-discoveryOpenAI API$5$25
chat-latestOpenAI API$5$30
gpt-6-astraOpenAI API$10$50
gpt-5.6-cyberOpenAI API$12.50$75

Models are compared by name and price, never by position. Pick one model per service, or "Cheapest model", in the cost table above.

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureCohereOpenAI API
Tightest limitunlistedunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.