# Cohere vs Replicate

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Cohere

| Attribute | Cohere | Replicate |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 79.3 (45% (low)) | 52 (41% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A suite of AI tools including high-performance language models, semantic search and discovery, speech-to-text, and embedding services. Designed to run securely on your own infrastructure or via a managed cloud service, with options to train custom models on proprietary data. | Replicate is an infrastructure platform that lets you run state-of-the-art AI models through a simple API or deploy your own custom models. It automatically handles containerization, scaling, and resource allocation, charging only for compute used. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"compute_model":"multi_tenant_hybrid","pricing_model":"usage-based-compute","batch_processing":false,"deployment_model":"both","data_residency_eu":true,"real_time_latency":true,"embeddings_endpoint":true,"custom_model_training":true,"domain_specific_models":true,"openai_compatible_rest_api_schema":false,"bring_your_own_weights_byow_hosting":false,"dynamic_batching_and_kv_cache_management":false,"massive_context_window_support_100k_plus":false,"hipaa_baa_compliance_for_medical_inference":false,"multimodal_vision_and_audio_in_out_support":false,"native_function_calling_and_strict_json_mode":false,"streaming_server_sent_events_sse_token_yield":false,"lpu_or_custom_silicon_for_extreme_low_latency":false,"zero_data_retention_training_opt_out_enterprise":true}` | `{"role":"serving","compute_model":"serverless_per_token","managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"per_compute_hour","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"no_train_on_data":"unknown","llm_observability":true,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true,"bring_your_own_weights_byow_hosting":true,"multimodal_vision_and_audio_in_out_support":true,"lpu_or_custom_silicon_for_extreme_low_latency":false}` |
| integrations.count | - | 8 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Google"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"ByteDance"},{"name":"Black Forest Labs"},{"name":"HuggingFace"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Alibaba"},{"name":"Krea"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Docker"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":["US","CA"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"API - Command","summary":"$1.00–$2.00 per 1M tokens","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"input","amount":1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"output","amount":2,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"API - Command-light","summary":"$0.30–$0.60 per 1M tokens","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"input","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"output","amount":0.6,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"API - Command R","summary":"$0.50–$1.50 per 1M tokens","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"input","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"output","amount":1.5,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"API - Command R+ (latest)","summary":"$2.50–$10.00 per 1M tokens","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"input","amount":2.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"tokens"},"kind":"metered","unit":"output","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Model Vault","summary":"Pricing per instance based on model and performance tier","commitment":"monthly","description":"Dedicated, managed instance with no shared resources","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing based on requirements","description":"Custom models, private deployment, and personalized support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free trial tier; pay-per-token from $0.30–$10.00 per 1M tokens depending on model","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cohere.com/fr/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:44:41.876Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"input","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"name":"Public Models","summary":"Per-token or per-output pricing varies by model","features":["Run public models","Text-to-image generation","Image editing and restoration","Video generation","Speech generation","Large language models","Music generation"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"output tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.015,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"input tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":3,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"image","amount":0.04,"period":"per_output","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"video","amount":0.09,"period":"per_second","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Thousands of open-source and proprietary models billed by execution time or output tokens/images","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Private Models","summary":"$0.09–$20.16/hr depending on hardware","features":["Dedicated hardware (no shared queue)","Auto-scaling","Custom model deployment","Hourly billing available"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"CPU (Small)","amount":0.000025,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"CPU","amount":0.0001,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"Nvidia A100 (80GB)","amount":0.0014,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"Nvidia H100","amount":0.001525,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"Nvidia L40S","amount":0.000975,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"Nvidia T4","amount":0.000225,"period":"second","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Deploy custom models on dedicated hardware. Billed for all uptime (setup, idle, and processing)","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Fast Booting Fine-Tunes","summary":"Active processing time only","features":["Fine-tuned model deployment","No idle time billing"],"description":"Private fine-tuned models billed only for active processing time (no idle time charges)","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Multi-GPU A100 Capacity","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"4x Nvidia A100 (80GB)","amount":0.0056,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"8x Nvidia A100 (80GB)","amount":0.0112,"period":"second","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Multi-GPU H100 Capacity","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"2x Nvidia H100","amount":0.00305,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"4x Nvidia H100","amount":0.0061,"period":"second","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"8x Nvidia H100","amount":0.0122,"period":"second","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Usage-based: public models from $0.01–$0.25 per output token/image/second; private models from $0.09–$40.32/hr. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://replicate.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:46:21.215Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.000025,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Inference Providers)

| Capability | Cohere | Replicate |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Compute model | Multi tenant hybrid | Serverless per token |
| Zero data retention training opt out enterprise | ✓ | - |
| Openai compatible rest API schema | ✗ | - |
| Native function calling and strict json mode | ✗ | - |
| Multimodal vision and audio in out support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Streaming server sent events sse token yield | ✗ | - |
| Massive context window support 100k plus | ✗ | - |
| Lpu or custom silicon for extreme low latency | ✗ | ✗ |
| Bring your own weights byow hosting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dynamic batching and kv cache management | ✗ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| HIPAA baa compliance for medical inference | ✗ | - |
| Pricing model | usage-based-compute | Per compute hour |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:47:20.007Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*