CohereFree

Command A

Command A is an open-weights 111B parameter model focused on delivering great performance across agentic, multilingual, and coding use cases.

Model ID

cohere/command-a
Context window
288K
tokens
Max output
8K
tokens
Pricing
Free
$0 per token, for input and output.

Quickstart

Call Command A in one request.

Point the SDK you already use at xKiro and pass the model ID. The same key works for every model in the catalog.

SDK guides
main.py
import osfrom openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI(    api_key=os.environ["XKIRO_API_KEY"],    base_url="https://api.xkiro.com/v1",) res = client.chat.completions.create(    model="",    messages=[        {"role": "user", "content": "Explain HTTP caching in two sentences."},    ],) print(res.choices[0].message.content)
Response · Example

✓ 200 OK

"model": "cohere/command-a"

HTTP caching stores copies of responses so later requests can be served without contacting the origin server. Headers such as Cache-Control and ETag decide how long a copy stays fresh and how it is revalidated.

14 input · 42 output tokens · $0 on this free model

Create an API key in the dashboard and export it as XKIRO_API_KEY.

Pricing

What Command A costs.

Free to call on every account, within the daily free-model allowance. No credit card.

Free

$0 per token, for input and output.

Billed fairly

  • Requests that fail with a 5xx error are never billed
  • Retrying an identical blocking request replays the first result — no double charge
  • Cancel a stream and pay only for the tokens generated

Specifications

Limits and capabilities.

Context window
288,000 tokens
Max output
8,192 tokens
Input
Text
Output
Text
Provider
Cohere
Model ID
cohere/command-a
Good for
Long context

Capabilities

  • Tool useSupported
  • VisionNot supported
  • Video inputNot supported
  • ReasoningNot supported

Supported parameters

  • max_tokens
  • temperature
  • top_p
  • stop
  • frequency_penalty
  • presence_penalty
  • seed
  • stream
  • tools
  • tool_choice
  • response_format
  • structured_outputs

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