# Cohere Chat API (Command models) vs Meta Model API (slim)

> Cohere Chat scores 64.7 (B) to Meta Model's 52.2 (D) 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 Meta Model API's 52.2 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Meta Model API leads on security & auth. Both do llm inference.

- Cohere Chat API (Command models): B 64.7, rank #351 of 993 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cohere-chat.min.md
- Meta Model API: D 52.2, rank #757 of 993 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/meta-model-api.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 Reliability, 64 against 40; Schema & documentation, 84 against 60; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 72 against 46; Transparency & trust, 74 against 52. Also Free to start without a card.
- Meta Model API, good for Long-running agent and coding work over text, images, video, audio and PDFs with a 1M-token context, where training must stay off by default. Ahead on Security & auth, 64 against 57.

| Category | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | Meta Model API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 64 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 60 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 46 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | Meta Model API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Meta |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cohere.com/v2/chat` | `https://api.meta.ai/v1` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cohere's Commercial SaaS Agreement. The SDKs are MIT | Closed service under the Meta Model API Terms of Service (last updated 9 October 2026), with Meta Platforms, Inc., or Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in the European Region, as the contracting party. |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-12 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-04-08 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-01 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |