Cohere, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is a leading artificial intelligence company specializing in large language models for enterprise use. Founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, and Nick Frosst—former Google researchers, including one of the co-authors of the landmark “Attention Is All You Need” paper—Cohere has become a major player in the global AI ecosystem by focusing on business applications rather than consumer-facing chatbots.
Cohere’s models are designed to serve companies across industries, powering use cases such as search, knowledge management, customer support, and workflow automation. Its strength lies in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), a technique that allows AI systems to access and integrate external data sources in real time. This approach makes Cohere’s technology particularly attractive for organizations that require accuracy, domain-specific knowledge, and security when deploying AI.
The company delivers its models through both cloud APIs and on-premise solutions, offering flexibility for enterprises with strict data governance requirements. By avoiding the consumer chatbot market, Cohere has positioned itself as the “business-first” alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic, tailoring its technology to meet the needs of corporations, governments, and regulated industries.
Cohere has also emphasized multilingual capabilities, reflecting its Canadian and international roots. Its models are designed to work across global languages, making it especially relevant for companies operating in diverse markets. Strategic partnerships with Google Cloud and other enterprise providers have further expanded its reach, embedding Cohere’s models into mainstream business infrastructure.
By 2025, Cohere had emerged as one of the strongest independent challengers to U.S.-based frontier labs, with a reputation for reliability, customization, and enterprise focus. Led by CEO Aidan Gomez, the company continues to push the boundaries of applied AI in business, while contributing research that advances the state of natural language understanding worldwide.
