# Cohere: what AI models say (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/vendors/cohere
Website: https://cohere.com

Cohere was named in 1 of 50 AI answers across 1 category. Best position: LLM APIs, 2% answer share, ranked #15, named first in 0%.

## What Cohere is

Cohere builds foundational models and AI solutions for enterprise use. It is built for teams and businesses that need language and search capabilities within their own operations.

Its core products include generative language models, intelligent search and discovery, document parsing, and speech recognition models. These can be deployed on premises or in an isolated virtual private cloud, allowing organisations to run the systems in a controlled environment.

Founded: 2019
Based: Toronto, Canada
(From Cohere's own website, read 2026-09-02.)

## By category

| Category | Rank | Answer share | Named first | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLM APIs (https://www.memetik.ai/index/llm-apis) | #15 of 15 | 2% | 0% | GPT-5.6 Sol |

## What the models said

> "Add Mistral when deployment control or European hosting matters, Cohere for enterprise retrieval, and xAI when its particular model behavior or ecosystem is strategically useful."
> — GPT-5.6 Sol, LLM APIs