API Keys and Rate Limits

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.

Endpoint	Trial rate limit	Production rate limit
Chat	20/min	500/min
Embed	100/min	2,000/min
Embed (Images)	5/min	40/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.