Updated March 27, 2026
Distills proprietary large models into smaller, deployable models — making proprietary intelligence portable and cost-effective.
Cohere provides enterprise-focused language models optimized for business applications including search, classification, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Their Command, Embed, and Rerank models are designed for production workloads with features like fine-tuning, private deployments, and multi-language support across 100+ languages. Cohere differentiates with its focus on enterprise security, compliance, and the ability to deploy models on any cloud or on-premises infrastructure.
Core capabilities each platform advertises.
What each tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.
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