Cohere Command A vs Cohere Transcribe

Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.

Cohere Command A

B
7.5/10

Cohere's enterprise-multilingual flagship -- 111B params, 256K context, runs on 2x H100. 23 languages. CC-BY-NC 4.0 on weights (research / non-commercial), commercial requires Cohere enterprise contract. Follow-ups: Command A Reasoning + Command A Vision

Our Pick

Cohere Transcribe

A
8.0/10

Cohere's first audio model -- launched 2026-03-26 under Apache 2.0, 2B parameters, #1 on Hugging Face Open ASR Leaderboard (5.42 avg WER), 14 enterprise-critical languages. Free API with rate limits; Model Vault for production

CategoryCohere Command ACohere Transcribe
Ease of Use6.57.0
Output Quality8.59.0
Value7.09.0
Features8.07.0
Overall7.58.0

Pricing Comparison

FeatureCohere Command ACohere Transcribe
Free TierYesYes
Starting Price$0$0

Which Should You Pick?

Pick Cohere Command A if...

  • ✓More features (8 vs 7)

Mid-size to large enterprises needing a multilingual open-weight model with low-ish infrastructure requirements (2x H100 for full model). Especially good for retrieval-augmented generation over internal document stores, multi-language customer support, and workflows touching Asian / Middle Eastern / African languages where Command A's coverage materially beats Llama or Mistral. Also a strong pick for teams already in Cohere's enterprise ecosystem.

Visit Cohere Command A

Pick Cohere Transcribe if...

  • ✓Better value for money (9/10)

Enterprise teams transcribing English, European, and major APAC languages at scale who want open weights they can self-host, fine-tune, or deploy on-prem. The Apache 2.0 license removes a major procurement blocker compared to proprietary ASR, and the accuracy tier is now best-in-class for open models.

Visit Cohere Transcribe

Our Verdict

Cohere Transcribe edges out Cohere Command A with a 8.0 vs 7.5 overall score. Both are solid picks, but Cohere Transcribe has the advantage in output quality.