# Cohere Chat API (Command models) vs Beam 1.0 (slim)

> Cohere Chat scores 64.7 (B) to Beam 1.0's 53.4 (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 Beam 1.0's 53.4 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do llm inference.

- Cohere Chat API (Command models): B 64.7, rank #376 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cohere-chat.min.md
- Beam 1.0: D 53.4, rank #786 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-beam.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; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 67; Security & auth, 57 against 46; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 72 against 50; Transparency & trust, 74 against 68. Also Free to start without a card; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.
- Beam 1.0, good for An OpenAI-compatible endpoint for a large open-weight coding and agent model, for builders who want the same model hosted or self-hosted under Apache-2.0.

| Category | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 64 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 57 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 50 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cohere Chat API (Command models) | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cohere | Reflection |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cohere.com/v2/chat` | `https://api.reflection.ai/openai/v1` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cohere's Commercial SaaS Agreement. The SDKs are MIT | Weights under Apache-2.0. The hosted Reflection API is a closed service under Reflection AI, Inc.'s commercial terms of service |
| Last release | 2026-09-09 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-04-08 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-01 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |