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Aya Expanse 8B
Aya Expanse 8B is an AI model made by Cohere. It is retired. Cohere retired it on 4 April 2026. It takes text and returns text.
In inglese
Aya Expanse 8B is an AI model made by Cohere. It is retired. Cohere retired it on 4 April 2026. It takes text and returns text. Its context window is 8,000 tokens. Its longest answer is 4,000 tokens. Through the API it costs $0.50 per 1M tokens for input and $1.50 per 1M tokens for output. Its weights are open. Its licence is CC-BY-NC.
- Released
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: 2024-10-24 and 2024-12
- Status
- Retired — docs.cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- Retired
- 4 April 2026 — docs.cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- Takes
- Text — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Returns
- Text — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Open weights
- Yes — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Licence
- CC-BY-NC — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Context window
- 8,000 tokens — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Longest answer
- 4,000 tokens — docs.cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not confirmed: The maker's model card and documentation reviewed do not state a knowledge cutoff for Aya Expanse 8B.
- API price, input
- $0.50 per 1M tokens — cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- API price, output
- $1.50 per 1M tokens — cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- Where
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: weights and api, weights
- Parameters
- 8,000,000,000 — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026
- Model card
- Not confirmed: two readings disagree: https://huggingface.co/CohereLabs/aya-expanse-8b/blob/main/README.md and https://huggingface.co/CohereLabs/aya-expanse-8b
Questions
Is Aya Expanse 8B still available?
No: Cohere retired Aya Expanse 8B on 4 April 2026.
What is the context window of Aya Expanse 8B?
The context window of Aya Expanse 8B is 8,000 tokens, as Cohere prints it.
How much does the Aya Expanse 8B API cost?
On the standard tier, Aya Expanse 8B costs $0.50 per 1M tokens for input and $1.50 per 1M tokens for output, as Cohere lists it.
Are the weights of Aya Expanse 8B open?
Yes: Cohere publishes the weights of Aya Expanse 8B for download.
What is the licence of Aya Expanse 8B?
The licence of Aya Expanse 8B is CC-BY-NC, as Cohere names it.
What does Aya Expanse 8B take and return?
Aya Expanse 8B takes text and returns text.
How many parameters does Aya Expanse 8B have?
Aya Expanse 8B has 8,000,000,000 parameters, as Cohere publishes it.
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Sources
- An Overview of Cohere's Models (read 16 October 2026)
- Cohere For AI, Cohere’s research arm, announces Aya Expanse (read 16 October 2026)
- Deprecations (read 16 October 2026)
- README.md · CohereLabs/aya-expanse-8b at main (read 16 October 2026)
- Pricing | Secure and Scalable Enterprise AI | Cohere (read 16 October 2026)