Generative AI (GPAI)⚡ Limited Risk4/10

Cohere

Enterprise LLM platform providing foundation models for text generation, retrieval-augmented generation, and enterprise AI applications. Used in internal knowledge bases, document processing, and customer-facing chatbots.

⚡ EU AI Act Risk Classification

Indicative classification: Limited Risk

Legal reference: Article 50 — where used in customer-facing conversational AI applications

Important: This is an indicative assessment based on typical deployment patterns. Your actual risk classification depends on your specific use case, configuration, and context. Register in Aeqora to get a precise classification using the EU AI Act decision tree.

Your obligations as a Deployer

→Article 50 chatbot disclosure if Cohere models power customer-facing chatbots
→GPAI model transparency documentation from Cohere as provider
→Deployers carry Article 26 obligations for any high-risk downstream applications built on Cohere

How this score was derived

Methodology →

Scores 4/10: Cohere provides enterprise LLMs with strong EU compliance documentation. Score reflects limited-risk profile for internal enterprise use with Article 50 obligations triggering only for customer-facing deployments. Cohere's enterprise positioning and compliance documentation support reduce deployer compliance burden compared to less documented GPAI providers.

Provider EU AI Act documentation

Cohere has published EU AI Act compliance documentation. Request the provider's instructions of use and technical documentation as part of your Article 26 due diligence.

What to do next

01

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02

Request vendor docs

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Generate compliance pack

Generate your Article 26 Deployer Compliance Evidence Pack once classification is complete.

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Aeqora. "Cohere — EU AI Act Risk Assessment." Aeqora Vendor AI Risk Index. Verified 2026-06-14. https://aeqora.eu/vendors/cohere-ai

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