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Cohere

Cohere offers *free* API access to their models. Their Command-R+ model works well with aider as a *very basic* coding assistant. You'll need a [Cohere API key](https://dashboard.cohere.com/welcome/login).

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Overview

Cohere

Cohere offers free API access to their models. Their Command-R+ model works well with aider as a very basic coding assistant. You'll need a Cohere API key.

First, install aider:

{% include install.md %}

Then configure your API keys:


setx   COHERE_API_KEY <key> # Windows, restart shell after setx

Start working with aider and Cohere on your codebase:

# Change directory into your codebase
cd /to/your/project

aider --model command-r-plus-08-2024

# List models available from Cohere
aider --list-models cohere_chat/