Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024 — Retired — shutdown 2026-05-12 or 2026-07-30 — sources disagree
For Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024, provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry; lifecycle status is Retired; shutdown / retirement date is disputed: 2026-05-12 per learn.microsoft.com, 2026-07-30 per docs.oracle.com; platform / deployment scope is Azure / Microsoft Foundry, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-10-13.
- Provider
- Microsoft Azure / Foundry our reading
- Oracle (OCI Generative AI — on-demand mode) per docs.oracle.com
- Oracle (OCI Generative AI — dedicated mode) per docs.oracle.com
- Model ID / API name
- Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024 verified
- Human-readable model name
- Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024 verified
- Lifecycle status
- Retired verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- 2026-05-12 sources disagree
- Platform / deployment scope
- Azure / Microsoft Foundry our reading
- OCI Generative AI on-demand mode per docs.oracle.com
- OCI Generative AI dedicated mode per docs.oracle.com
- Release date
- 2024-11-14 per docs.oracle.com
- Recommended replacement
- Cohere Command A per docs.oracle.com
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
| Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024 | 1 | Retired | 2026-05-12 | — |
— learn.microsoft.com, retrieved 2026-08-28
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Shutdown / retirement date
| Model | Version | Lifecycle | Retirement date | Replacement | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cohere-command-r-08-2024 | 1 | Retired | 2026-05-12 | — | | Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024 | 1 | Retired | 2026-05-12 | — |
— all from learn.microsoft.com, retrieved 2026-08-28
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Shutdown / retirement date
learn.microsoft.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2026-05-12, as of 2026-08-28.
| Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024 | 1 | Retired | 2026-05-12 | — |
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
docs.oracle.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2026-07-30, as of 2026-09-16.
Retired Models (On-Demand Mode) Model | Release Date | On-Demand Mode Retirement Date | Suggested Replacement Options | cohere.command-r-plus-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | Cohere Command A |
https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-on-demand.htm
docs.oracle.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2026-07-30, as of 2026-09-16.
Retired Models (Dedicated Mode) Model | Release Date | Dedicated Mode Retirement Date | Suggested Replacement Options | cohere.command-r-plus-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | Cohere Command A |
https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-dedicated.htm
Sources
- learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
- docs.oracle.comhttps://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-on-demand.htm
- docs.oracle.comhttps://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-dedicated.htm