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Fastest First-Token Command A Inference Providers

Ranks providers by how quickly the first generated token appears. Providers without enough recent data remain visible after ranked rows.

Cohere currently ranks first at 0.28 s via cohere.

Provider options:
1
Ranked:
1
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token Command A Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
Coherecohere
Time to first token0.28 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
9.54 s
Response starts
0.28 s
Output speed
54.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Output price
$10 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
256K

Endpoint data fetched .

Command A endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token Command A Inference Providers

1 of 1 Command A endpoint currently have the published data required for this ranking. Cohere leads at 0.28 s via cohere. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How response-start time is ranked

The first-token ranking orders endpoints by the recent median time before output begins. This is useful for interactive applications, but it should be read alongside throughput because the first provider to start is not always the first to finish a long answer.

Compare Cohere with the next option

Only 1 route currently qualifies, so the rank alone provides limited choice. Review every visible endpoint for price, speed, uptime, context length, and route-specific configuration.

Use the route, not only the provider name

Command A has 1 published provider option, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.