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Cohere summarize model retirement

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Cohere has deprecated the summarize model without a shutdown date. This deprecation affects all requests calling model summarize. Once shut down, requests targeting this model will fail.


What to use instead of summarize

Refer to the migration guide for alternatives.

In Cohere's words

* summarize (Refer to the migration guide for alternatives).

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Facts

API
Cohere api.cohere.ai
Model
summarize
Released
October 13, 2026 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
No date given yet
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Changelog
Last updated
Verified
, against Cohere's own pages

Questions

When does summarize shut down?

Cohere deprecated the model summarize without giving a shutdown date yet.

Do these calls still work?

Yes, they still work: Cohere has not given a shutdown date yet.

When was summarize released?

summarize was released on October 13, 2026, according to models.dev.

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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