Different Types of API Keys and Rate Limits (v1 API)

Cohere offers two kinds of API keys: evaluation keys (free but limited in usage), and production keys (paid and much less limited in usage). You can create a trial or production key on the API keys page. For more details on pricing please see our pricing docs.

The table below shows the rate limits for each endpoint, expressed in requests per minute (20/min means 20 requests per minute).

Endpoint	Trial rate limit	Production rate limit
Chat	20/min	500/min
Embed	100/min	2,000/min
Embed (Images)	5/min	400/min
Rerank	10/min	1,000/min
Tokenize	100/min	2,000/min
Classify	100/min	1000/min
EmbedJob	5/min	50/min
Summarize (legacy)	5/min	500/min
Generate (legacy)	5/min	500/min
Default (anything not covered above)	500/min	500/min

In addition, all endpoints are limited to 1,000 calls per month with a trial key.

If you have any questions or want to speak about getting a rate limit increase, reach out to support@cohere.com.