Cohere retains ownership of its platform, models, API, and related content; the terms establish what rights, if any, users receive in model outputs and what rights Cohere may assert over user-submitted inputs.
This analysis describes what Cohere's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The IP provisions determine whether users can commercially deploy AI-generated outputs from the Cohere API and what rights Cohere retains in content submitted by users to its models.
Interpretive note: Specific IP clause language was not extractable from the truncated HTML document; this provision is inferred from the document's stated scope covering the Cohere API, models, and content, and from standard AI API terms of service structures.
Developers and businesses using the Cohere API to generate text or other outputs need to understand what IP rights they receive in those outputs, as this directly affects whether those outputs can be used in commercial products without additional licensing.
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The IP provisions determine whether users can commercially deploy AI-generated outputs from the Cohere API and what rights Cohere retains in content submitted by users to its models.
Developers and businesses using the Cohere API to generate text or other outputs need to understand what IP rights they receive in those outputs, as this directly affects whether those outputs can be used in commercial products without additional licensing.
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