Model Tracker
base
base is an AI model made by Cohere. Cohere released it on 26 April 2023. It takes text and returns text.
- Released
- 26 April 2023 — docs.cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- Status
- Not confirmed: Cohere's current model overview does not list base, and its deprecations page does not state a lifecycle status for base. The Generate endpoint is marked legacy, but that does not establish a model-specific status under the register's rules.
- Takes
- Text — docs.cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- Returns
- Text — docs.cohere.com, read 16 October 2026
- Open weights
- Not confirmed: The Cohere pages reviewed do not state whether this base model's weights are open or downloadable.
- Licence
- Not confirmed: The Cohere pages reviewed do not name a licence for this model.
- Context window
- Not confirmed: The Cohere pages reviewed do not print a standard context-window figure for base.
- Longest answer
- Not confirmed: The Cohere pages reviewed do not print a standard maximum-output-token limit for base.
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not confirmed: The Cohere pages reviewed do not state a knowledge-cutoff date for base.
- API price, input
- Not confirmed: Cohere's pricing page lists legacy prices for other named models but does not list an input price for base.
- API price, output
- Not confirmed: Cohere's pricing page lists legacy prices for other named models but does not list an output price for base.
- Where
- Not confirmed: The changelog says the renamed models could be called through the API and SDK in April 2023, but Cohere's current model overview does not list base; current availability is not confirmed.
- Parameters
- Not confirmed: The Cohere pages reviewed do not publish a parameter count for base.
- Model card
- Not confirmed: No Cohere model card or system card for this base model was found in the pages reviewed.
Questions
When was base released?
Cohere released base on 26 April 2023.
What does base take and return?
base takes text and returns text.
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Sources
- Cohere Model Names Are Changing! (read 16 October 2026)
- Generate (read 16 October 2026)
- Deprecations (read 16 October 2026)
- Pricing (read 16 October 2026)
- An Overview of Cohere's Models (read 16 October 2026)