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

> GroqCloud scores 75.6 (BB) to Cohere Chat's 64.7 (B) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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GroqCloud scores 75.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Cohere Chat API (Command models)'s 64.7 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Cohere Chat API (Command models) leads on schema & documentation. 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
- GroqCloud: BB 75.6, rank #44 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/groq.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 64.
- GroqCloud, good for Many small, latency-sensitive calls on open-weight models, routing, extraction and classification, and agents that need to start free. Ahead on Reliability, 100 against 64; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 72; Security & auth, 77 against 57; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Transparency & trust, 85 against 74. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | GroqCloud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 64 | 100 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 64 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 77 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 85 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | GroqCloud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Groq |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cohere.com/v2/chat` | `https://api.groq.com/openai/v1` |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cohere's Commercial SaaS Agreement. The SDKs are MIT | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-04-08 | 2026-06-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-01 | 2025-11-12 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 619 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (8) |