Enterprises wanting one capable open model for agents and documents can download it free, but running 218B parameters needs serious hardware.
Kenning's take
What it does
Command A+ is a mixture-of-experts language model from Cohere with 218 billion parameters, 25 billion active at a time. It merges the earlier Command A, Reasoning, Vision and Translate models into one that handles text and images, tool use and reasoning in 48 languages. The weights are free under Apache 2.0 on Hugging Face, and Cohere also hosts it in Model Vault.
- Open weights under Apache 2.0
- 128K input context, 64K max output
- Text and image input with tool use
- 48 languages
- Runs on two H100 GPUs at 4-bit
Who it suits. Developers and enterprises that want a capable model they can run on their own hardware for agent and document work.
Key facts
- Category
- AI models
- Made by
- Cohere
- Based in
- Canada
- Released
- 20 May 2026
- How to get it
- Free download from Hugging Face; hosted through Cohere Model Vault and Cohere deployments
- Works on
- API, Self-hosted (open weights)
- Free plan
- Yes: open weights on Hugging Face under Apache 2.0
FAQ
When was Command A+ released?
Cohere released Command A+ on 20 May 2026.
Is Command A+ open source?
Yes. The weights are available on Hugging Face under the Apache 2.0 licence.
What hardware does Command A+ need?
Cohere says it runs on one B200 or two H100 GPUs using 4-bit quantisation.
Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.
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