Description

command-r-08-2024 is an update of the [Command R](/models/cohere/command-r) with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use. More broadly, it is better at math, code and reasoning and is competitive with the previous version of the larger Command R+ model. Read the launch post [here](https://docs.cohere.com/changelog/command-gets-refreshed). Use of this model is subject to Cohere's [Usage Policy](https://docs.cohere.com/docs/usage-policy) and [SaaS Agreement](https://cohere.com/saas-agreement).

Technical Specifications

Example API Call

curl -X POST https://api.neuralhub.xyz/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer NEURALHUB_API_KEY" \
-d '{
  "model": "cohere/command-r-08-2024",
  "messages": [
    { "role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant." },
    { "role": "user", "content": "" }
  ],
  "temperature": 0.7,
  "max_tokens": 500,
  "top_p": 0.9
}'

Response Format

The API returns an OpenAI-compatible response. Example:

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-<uuid>",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "created": 1765590291,
  "model": "cohere/command-r-08-2024",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "The answer to life, the universe, and everything is famously 42..."
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 26,
    "completion_tokens": 169,
    "total_tokens": 195
  }
}