Command R
- Next shutdown
- None setNo date on 2 platforms
- Arena Text
- 1,227#121 of 128 · Arena
- Context window
- 128Ktokens
Dates on every platform
2 listings · a floor is the earliest possible date
| Platform | Model ID and status | Deprecated | Shuts down | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure AI FoundryMicrosoft: Model retirement schedule - Microsoft Foundry (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 14, 2026 | Cohere-command-r-08-2024:1Shut down | – | Shut down | – |
| Amazon BedrockAmazon Web Services: Amazon Bedrock model card: Command R (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 14, 2026us-east-1, us-west-2 | cohere.command-r-v1:0Shut down since Feb 19, 2026 | – | Shut down | – |
Requests to retired deployments return 410 Gone.
Not measured on this platform under its terms.
What breaks when you move off Command R
- Availability
- Availability
- Tooling
- Availability
Intelligence
Third-party results, credited below
| Benchmark | Publisher | Score | Rank | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text | Arena | 1,227 ± 2 | #121 of 128 | Oct 8, 2026 |
Arena (arena.ai), https://arena.ai/leaderboard
Change history
ShutdownCohere Command R and Command R+ reached end of life on Amazon BedrockAmazon Bedrock3 breaks
Bedrock retired Command R and Command R+ on 19 August 2026. Requests to both model IDs now fail.
- Platform
- Amazon Bedrock
- Models
- Command R, Command R+
- Announced
- AvailabilityNew customers can't use Legacy models, and accounts that stop calling one for 15 days may lose access before the end-of-life date.
- AvailabilityRequests to the model ID fail after the end-of-life date. Bedrock does not migrate applications to another model.
- ToolingYou can't create new Provisioned Throughput or fine-tuning jobs for a Legacy model.
Source: Amazon Web Services, Amazon Bedrock User Guide: Model lifecycle (Legacy) (opens in a new tab); Amazon Web Services, Amazon Bedrock GetFoundationModel responses for end-of-life model IDs (opens in a new tab)
ShutdownCohere Command R and Command R+ retired on Azure AI FoundryAzure AI Foundry1 break
Microsoft retired Cohere-command-r-08-2024 and Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024 with no listed replacement.
- Platform
- Azure AI Foundry
- Models
- Command R, Command R+
- AvailabilityInference requests to retired deployments return 410 Gone.
Source: Microsoft, Model retirement schedule - Microsoft Foundry (opens in a new tab); Microsoft, Microsoft Foundry Models lifecycle and support policy (opens in a new tab)