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Cohere · Cohere SaaS Agreement · View original document ↗

API call volume may be limited at Cohere discretion

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 109 of 352 platforms
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How other platforms handle this

DeepL Medium

DeepL API Growth and DeepL API Developer are designed to process at least 600 characters per minute and per Customer; exceeding use may be limited, and Customers may encounter a 429 "Too Many Requests" error message.

Amazon Associates Medium

You will not exceed...any limit on calls per second set forth in any Specifications...and you will not send files to or from Creators API or PA API that are greater than 40KB without our prior written approval.

Runway Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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the number of calls Customer or Customer Application makes to the Cohere API during any given period may be limited, at Cohere's sole discretion, based on various factors...

Excerpt from Cohere's SaaS Agreement

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere SaaS Agreement
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-070021
Document ID
CA-D-00768
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
cf319db4fb54c8ae019dfe7b3515b554f5c486a7dd84bfbb5ce64abed79b18c3
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 11:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere SaaS Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-070021
Captured: 2026-05-11 11:52:52 UTC
SHA-256: cf319db4fb54c8ae…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-saas-agreement/provision/CA-P-070021/api-call-volume-may-be-limited-at-cohere-discretion/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's API call volume may be limited at Cohere discretion clause do?

The clause states: “the number of calls Customer or Customer Application makes to the Cohere API during any given period may be limited, at Cohere's sole discretion, based on various factors...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 109 platforms. See the full comparison.

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