AI Provider Setup · BYOK
Enterprise-grade RAG and retrieval — Command R and Command R+.
Cohere's Command R family is purpose-built for retrieval-augmented generation and tool use in enterprise settings — strong citation handling, European-friendly data policies, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Good pick if you want structured RAG behavior without rolling your own.
COHERE_API_KEYSign up at dashboard.cohere.com. New accounts get a trial key with a rate limit — enough for quick tests but not production traffic.
Open dashboard.cohere.com/api-keys. You'll see a Trial Key by default and the option to create Production keys once billing is set up.
Click Billing in the sidebar, add a card, then return to API Keys and click Create Production Key. Trial keys are heavily rate-limited.
Naming keys per app makes rotation painless. Create the key and copy it immediately.
Open Settings then AI Providers, find the Cohere row, paste the key, and click Connect. Admaxxer uses Cohere's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
command-r-plus is the flagship — better reasoning and tool use. command-r is cheaper for routing, classification, and lighter workloads.
Make sure you copied a Production key (not the Trial Key), billing is active, and the region in your dashboard matches your account.
Once you've pasted your key into /settings/ai-providers, hit Test. Admaxxer makes a single no-cost call against the provider's /v1/models (or equivalent) endpoint and reports back:
These are the pinned model IDs Admaxxer tests against. The model picker in chat will show these plus any live-catalog entries the provider returns.
| Model ID | Display name | Context | Tools | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
command-r-plus |
Command R+ (recommended) | 128K | Yes | Flagship — best reasoning, strongest tool use, native RAG citations. |
command-r |
Command R | 128K | Yes | Roughly 5x cheaper. Great for classification, routing, and short-form generation. |
command-r-plus-08-2024 |
Command R+ (pinned 08-2024) | 128K | Yes | Dated build of Command R+. Use if you need a stable snapshot across deploys. |
When it happens: On Connect if the key is revoked or from a different region.
Fix: Regenerate at dashboard.cohere.com/api-keys. Confirm your account region matches the key.
When it happens: On a Trial key after a handful of requests.
Fix: Trial keys are tiny. Upgrade to a Production key after adding billing.
When it happens: If billing is disabled or the card was declined.
Fix: Open dashboard.cohere.com/billing and confirm the card is active.
When it happens: If the model id is typo'd or unavailable in your region.
Fix: Use command-r-plus or command-r. EU-only models need separate activation.