Cohere Nonprofit Discount & Pricing

Cohere is an enterprise AI platform that provides large language model (LLM) APIs and workplace AI tools for building, deploying, and customizing AI-powered applications. Founded in 2019, Cohere is known for its Command family of models designed for business use cases including document summarization, question answering, content generation, semantic search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). The platform emphasizes enterprise security with SOC-2 certification, private deployment options (on-premises or in private cloud), and a commitment to never training on customer data. Cohere's North product provides a workspace AI assistant for knowledge management and team productivity.

Cohere's API pricing follows a pay-as-you-go model starting at $0.30 per million tokens for its lighter models, with Command R and Command R+ models priced for heavier workloads. All API accounts start with a free trial tier providing rate-limited access to all models including Command, Rerank, and Embed endpoints. For production use, organizations upgrade to paid API access with no minimum commitment. Cohere also offers North enterprise workspace pricing as a custom quote based on team size and configuration needs.

Cohere does not offer a formal nonprofit discount program for standard API or workspace access. However, the company runs a Catalyst Grants program through Cohere Labs (its nonprofit research division) that provides free API credits to academic institutions, civic organizations, and public benefit projects. Eligible nonprofits working on AI for education, healthcare, climate, or social good can apply for free API access through this grant program. The grants are competitive and awarded on a rolling basis based on project alignment with Cohere's research priorities. For nonprofits without a qualifying research project, standard API pricing applies with a free trial to get started.