# Cohere Chat API (Command models) vs DeepInfra (slim)

> Cohere Chat scores 64.7 (B) to DeepInfra's 63 (B) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Cohere Chat API (Command models) scores 64.7 (B) on agent readiness against DeepInfra's 63 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. DeepInfra leads on reliability, agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do llm inference.

- Cohere Chat API (Command models): B 64.7, rank #342 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cohere-chat.min.md
- DeepInfra: B 63, rank #411 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepinfra.min.md
- Cohere Chat API (Command models), good for Teams that want Command models for RAG with citations, tool use and multilingual work, and that may later move to a private deployment or Model Vault. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 84 against 69; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 72 against 65; Transparency & trust, 74 against 67. Also Free to start without a card.
- DeepInfra, good for Agents that want many open-weight models, embeddings, image and speech behind one OpenAI-style key at low per-token prices, with spend-capped tokens. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 64; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 72; Security & auth, 64 against 57.

| Category | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | DeepInfra |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 64 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 69 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 77 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | DeepInfra |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Deep Infra Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cohere.com/v2/chat` | `https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cohere's Commercial SaaS Agreement. The SDKs are MIT | Proprietary service under the DeepInfra Terms of Service. The Python and Node SDKs and the docs repository are MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-04-08 | 2026-08-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-01 | 2026-08-15 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | none | 21 stars, 1.2k npm/wk, 50 PyPI/wk |