Cohere for Startups
The Cohere startup program pages now redirect to the homepage, and Cohere has not published a replacement offer.
This program no longer exists
The Cohere startup program page is no longer available: /startup-program and /startup-program-application now redirect to the cohere.com homepage. Cohere has not published a closure notice. Checked October 10, 2026.
See what to apply to insteadApply to these instead of Cohere
Live startup programs that cover the same job, each checked against the provider's own page.
How they compare
- Claude Startups (Anthropic Startup Program)
- Worth
- Up to $45,000 in partner discounts and credits
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- Not published
- Pinecone Startup Program
- Worth
- Free Standard tier plus credits (amount not published)
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 5 to 10 days
- Together AI for Startups
- Worth
- Up to $50,000 in credits
- Referral
- Not needed
- Review
- 5 to 14 days
Keep the cost down without a program
Vendors often drop startup offers once they move upmarket to enterprise buyers. These still work for an early team.
- Use credits from Anthropic, Pinecone or Together AI in this directory for model and retrieval spend.
- Check Cohere's pricing page for a trial key before you pay.
- Use open-weight embedding and rerank models if embedding volume is your main cost.
- Use credits from AWS Activate, Google for Startups or Microsoft for Startups where the models are hosted.
- Set usage limits and budget alerts so a test loop cannot run up a bill.
About
The Cohere startup program page is no longer available. The /startup-program and /startup-program-application links now redirect to the Cohere homepage, which has no startup content. Cohere has not published a closure notice, so we cannot say whether the program ended or only moved.
We could not confirm any current terms, so the figures this entry used to show have been removed.
If you are choosing a model or retrieval provider now, the live programs are below.
Frequently asked about Cohere for Startups
Is Cohere for Startups still available?
The Cohere startup program page is no longer available: /startup-program and /startup-program-application now redirect to the cohere.com homepage. Cohere has not published a closure notice. Checked October 10, 2026.
What should startups use instead of Cohere for Startups?
The closest live options are Claude Startups (Anthropic Startup Program), Pinecone Startup Program and Together AI for Startups. Each one is listed with its current terms and application link on this page.
Why is this page still published if the program ended?
Because founders still search for it. Removing the page would send them to third-party sites that are still republishing the old terms as if they were current. Keeping it, with the offer stripped out, is the only way to correct the record at the place people actually look.
How can I tell whether a startup credit program is still live?
Open the provider's own startup or partner page and look for a working application form with stated eligibility and credit amounts. Aggregator sites routinely keep listings up for years after a program ends, so a deal roundup is not evidence that the program exists.