Cohere releases Command R7B Arabic model with 8B parameters

AI Impact Summary

Cohere has released a new Arabic language model, Command R7B, offering a significant capability expansion for users requiring Arabic language support. The 8B parameter model with a 128K context length is optimized for MSA dialect and English, making it suitable for enterprise tasks like RAG and instruction following. This release provides a new option for users needing advanced Arabic language understanding and generation, and does not require immediate action.