Cohere's Command R+, released in April 2024, is explicitly designed for enterprise RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) applications rather than general-purpose chat.
**RAG Performance**
Command R+ outperforms GPT-4 Turbo on RAG benchmarks. Its training specifically optimized for grounded generation — producing answers based on retrieved documents with precise citations.
**Tool Use**
Multi-step tool calling allows Command R+ to orchestrate complex workflows, calling multiple APIs or search tools in sequence to complete tasks.
**Context Window**
128K token context window suitable for processing large document sets in enterprise workflows.
**Language Support**
Optimized for 10 languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Chinese.
**On-Premise Deployment**
Cohere offers private cloud and on-premise deployment options — critical for enterprises with strict data governance requirements.
**Pricing**
$3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens. Significantly cheaper than GPT-4 for high-volume enterprise use.
**Verdict**
If you are building a production RAG system, Command R+ deserves serious evaluation. Its grounding and citation capabilities are the best in class for enterprise document workflows.