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Cohere Status Monitor
Is Cohere Down Right Now? Cohere API Status Check
Check if Cohere is down right now with real-time monitoring. Covers the Cohere Command chat API and Cohere Embed. Get instant outage detection, latency tracking, and fallback solutions when Cohere stops working.
How do I quickly check if Cohere is down?
- 1. Check status.cohere.ai for official updates.
- 2. Test the Command API — compare against your normal latency baseline.
- 3. Check your rate limits in the Cohere dashboard.
- 4. Try a lighter Command variant.
- 5. Switch to OpenAI or Anthropic as fallback if needed.
TLDR: Cohere is currently believed to be operational. Check the official Cohere status page or apistatuscheck.com for real-time status.
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Check the official Cohere status page
Cohere posts incident updates and maintenance windows on status.cohere.ai — the first place to check for confirmed outages.
status.cohere.aiLook for developer community reports
X/Twitter and the Cohere developer community are where users report API and embeddings issues before the status page updates.
Downdetector reportsVerify with independent monitoring
Use API Status Check for third-party monitoring that verifies real Cohere endpoints and tracks historical incidents.
Cohere on API Status CheckWhat happens when Cohere goes down?
Rate limit errors (429) on trial keys
Cohere trial API keys have strict per-minute call limits. 429 errors are common on trial keys under production-level traffic — production keys raise these limits.
Elevated Command model latency
When Command R/R+ response times spike well above baseline, it typically signals backend capacity strain rather than a client-side issue.
Embeddings endpoint slowdowns
Batch embedding jobs can queue or slow down independently of the chat/generation endpoints during partial outages.
API key authentication errors
Unexpected 401 errors may indicate auth system issues. Check status.cohere.ai before regenerating keys — it may be a platform-side problem.
How do I troubleshoot Cohere issues?
- 1
Check status.cohere.ai first
Confirm whether it is a global Cohere outage or a local issue with your account, API key, or rate limits.
- 2
Verify your rate limits
Check your Cohere dashboard for calls-per-minute usage. Trial keys are heavily throttled — upgrade to a production key if hitting limits regularly.
- 3
Try a different Command variant
Switch between Command R and Command R+ or a lighter model. Smaller models often remain available when larger ones hit capacity.
- 4
Implement retry with backoff
For 429 or 5xx errors, use exponential backoff: wait 1s, then 2s, 4s, 8s. Never retry immediately on rate limit errors.
- 5
Switch to OpenAI or Anthropic as fallback
OpenAI and Anthropic offer comparable chat and embeddings capabilities. Use as a fallback during Cohere outages.
What is Cohere's current status?
API Status Check tracks Cohere with independent monitoring, latency trending, and incident history.
Independent Cohere monitoring
API Status Check verifies Cohere endpoints independently — catching slowdowns and outages before they appear on status.cohere.ai.
Latency tracking for chat and embeddings
Track Cohere's API latency over time across both Command and Embed endpoints. When response times spike, you see it before it becomes an outage.
Real-time alerts via email or webhooks
Get notified instantly when Cohere degrades so you can activate fallback providers before users notice.
What can I do during a Cohere outage?
OpenAI
OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini and text-embedding-3 models cover both chat and embeddings use cases. Reliable fallback with strong uptime history.
Anthropic Claude
Claude models offer strong reasoning and long-context handling for chat/generation workloads when Cohere Command is degraded.
Voyage AI
Voyage AI specializes in embeddings and is a close functional substitute for Cohere Embed during outages.
Self-hosted embeddings (Hugging Face)
Open-source embedding models hosted via Hugging Face or a local inference stack remove the dependency on any single embeddings API.
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Frequently asked questions about Cohere status
Is Cohere down right now?
Check status.cohere.ai for official Cohere status updates and apistatuscheck.com/api/cohere for independent monitoring. If response times are much higher than normal, there may be degradation.
Why is Cohere so slow right now?
Cohere serves Command and Embed models on shared infrastructure with finite capacity. During peak usage, request queues can build up causing latency spikes. Check status.cohere.ai for infrastructure status.
What should I do when Cohere returns a 429 error?
A 429 means you have hit rate limits. Trial API keys have low call limits — check your usage in the Cohere dashboard and consider upgrading to a production key. If you are within limits and still getting 429s, it may be a platform-wide capacity issue.
What is the best Cohere fallback?
OpenAI and Anthropic are strong Cohere Command fallbacks for chat/generation. Voyage AI is a close substitute for Cohere Embed on embeddings workloads.
How do I monitor Cohere uptime automatically?
API Status Check provides continuous monitoring of Cohere API endpoints, sending alerts via email or webhooks when downtime or significant latency is detected.
Does Cohere have an SLA?
Cohere's standard tiers do not include uptime SLAs. Enterprise plans include SLA commitments. For production apps requiring high availability, implement fallback to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Voyage AI.
How often does Cohere go down?
Cohere experiences occasional capacity constraints and brief outages, particularly during high-demand periods. Most disruptions are short-lived and reflect backend capacity limits rather than full infrastructure failures.
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