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Command Light

Deprecated · Language

Command Light is the smaller variant of Cohere's Command, a text-only language model with a 4k-token context that Cohere describes as faster and almost as capable. It first appeared on 17 January 2023 as the medium size of the nightly Command builds, took the name command-light in April 2023, was offered on the Cohere API, Amazon Bedrock and Oracle OCI, and was deprecated on 15 September 2025. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Primary source

Timeline of Command Light →

Claims and evidence

  • Released Earliest Cohere source for the smaller Command model: the medium size of the nightly Command builds (command-medium-nightly per the 2023-04-26 renaming table). The name command-light dates from 2023-04-26. Primary source[2]
  • Deprecated Deprecated for new customers; existing users keep access until a shutdown date, which Cohere had not set as of 2026-10-01. The changelog announcement page is dated 2025-09-16. Primary source[5]Deprecation History, 2025-09-15 [4]Command table, status column
  • API id command-medium renamed to command-light Primary source[3]renaming table
  • Status Deprecated Primary source[5]Deprecation History, 2025-09-15 [4]Command table, status column [6]Deprecated Models
  • Variant of CommandCohere presents command-light and command as the two variants of the Command family and describes command-light as a smaller, faster version of command. Primary source[1]paragraph below the Model Details table [4]Command table, command-light row
  • Change · Efficiency Cohere describes it as a smaller, faster version of Command that is almost as capable, and recommended it for developers who need fast responses.Compared with Command Primary source[1] [2]
  • Input text Primary source[1]Model Details table, Modality
  • Output text Primary source[1]Model Details table, Modality
  • Context window 4k tokens Primary source[1]Model Details table, Context Length
  • Parameters Not disclosedNot disclosed by Cohere. No claim madeNo source
  • Access API, cloud partnerAmazon Bedrock id cohere.command-light-text-v14 and Oracle OCI id cohere.command-light v15.6 per the platform table. Primary source[2] [4]Using Command Models on Different Platforms

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  • Command · 8 November 2022 · variant

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