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Cohere's compact document parser for turning enterprise PDFs, presentations, and scans into retrieval-ready Markdown and layout metadata.
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What Cohere Parse 5 actually is
Cohere Parse 5 extracts text in reading order along with lists, forms, key-value pairs, HTML tables, image descriptions, and the locations of visual elements. The result is designed to feed search, RAG, and agent knowledge pipelines without building a separate OCR stack.
The model is especially easy to budget for large archives because the direct API uses a page-based price. Cohere also offers private and marketplace deployment routes for organizations that cannot send sensitive files to a general SaaS endpoint.
Good fit for
- High-volume RAG document ingestion
- Mixed text, table, form, and image documents
- Enterprise deployments that need route choices
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The facts that matter for documents models
These are provider-published specifications, not Cody benchmark scores. Follow the linked sources for current limits and endpoint-specific exceptions.
- Price per page
- $1.50 / 1K pagesA current provider rate and the exact page or annotation unit it covers.
- Accepted documents
- PDF, PPT, JPEG as Base64The file and document types the listed endpoint is designed to process.
- What you get back
- Markdown, HTML tables, lists, key-value pairs, image descriptionsMarkdown, tables, chunks, fields, descriptions, or another machine-readable result.
- Layout & confidence
- Page and visual-element locations; no confidence scoresWhether the output preserves boxes, hierarchy, labels, reading order, or confidence information.
- Language coverage
- 9 stable; additional languages zero-shotProvider-documented language support without inferring unlisted languages.
- Where it runs
- Cohere API, Model Vault, Microsoft Foundry, SageMakerDirect API, batch service, private environment, marketplace, or regional cloud route.
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Cohere Parse 5
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Estimated total (USD)
For the usage above · USD · API pricing, not a subscription
How this estimate works
Estimates exclude taxes, tools, cache storage/writes, free allowances and custom discounts. Image estimates cover output only, not prompt or reference-image charges. Quality modes differ by model. Unlisted settings are not treated as free.
API and provider access
Where to get Cohere Parse 5
Availability
Regions and access stage
Available through the Cohere API, Model Vault, Microsoft Foundry, and AWS SageMaker.
Private and third-party routes keep data in the chosen environment; Cohere SaaS processing location depends on the account and agreement.
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The route matters.
Cohere enterprise customers can opt out of training; SaaS prompts and generations are generally deleted after 30 days. Private and third-party deployments do not expose customer inputs or outputs to Cohere.
This is a concise reading of the cited provider material, not legal advice. A third-party gateway can have different storage, routing, training, and residency terms from the model maker's direct API.
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Cohere Parse 5 FAQ
What is Cohere Parse 5?
Cohere's compact document parser for turning enterprise PDFs, presentations, and scans into retrieval-ready Markdown and layout metadata. Cohere Parse 5 extracts text in reading order along with lists, forms, key-value pairs, HTML tables, image descriptions, and the locations of visual elements. The result is designed to feed search, RAG, and agent knowledge pipelines without building a separate OCR stack.
When was Cohere Parse 5 released?
Cohere Parse 5 was released on August 27, 2026 according to the cited provider materials.
Where can I access Cohere Parse 5?
Available through the Cohere API, Model Vault, Microsoft Foundry, and AWS SageMaker. The access routes listed in this guide are Cohere.
How much does Cohere Parse 5 cost?
$1.50 / 1,000 pages. Cohere's direct API list price in the Parse launch announcement. Private and third-party deployments use their own pricing.
Where is Cohere Parse 5 available?
Available through the Cohere API, Model Vault, Microsoft Foundry, and AWS SageMaker. Private and third-party routes keep data in the chosen environment; Cohere SaaS processing location depends on the account and agreement.
Is my Cohere Parse 5 API data used for training?
Cohere enterprise customers can opt out of training; SaaS prompts and generations are generally deleted after 30 days. Private and third-party deployments do not expose customer inputs or outputs to Cohere. The policy belongs to the provider route and account terms, so verify it again before production use.
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