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Cohere command-r model retirement

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Calls to the model command-r on Cohere stopped working on September 15, 2025.


What to use instead of command-r

Move to command-r-08-2024, command-r-plus-08-2024, or command-a-03-2025, as recommended by Cohere.


Facts

API
Cohere api.cohere.ai
Model
command-r
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
September 15, 2025
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated
Verified
, against Cohere's own pages

Questions

When does command-r shut down?

Calls to the model command-r on Cohere stopped working on September 15, 2025.

What happens to calls after September 15, 2025?

They have failed since September 15, 2025.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.


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