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Use model aliases in OCI Generative AI

Important

The information in this release note is no longer valid. The cohere.command-latest and cohere.command-plus-latest model aliases are no longer available. See the July 30, 2026 retirement announcement for details.

OCI Generative AI now supports model aliases for applications and client code that use models in the on-demand serving mode. This feature simplifies model upgrades by automatically pointing to the latest version within a model family, eliminating manual updates.

Key Features
  • Great for Testing: Use this feature for experimental and testing purposes.
  • Seamless Upgrades: Automatically use the latest model version without manual intervention.
  • Reduced Operational Overheads: No need to update the model IDs in the client code.
  • Optional Use: Depending on the use case, add model aliases to some applications and keep model IDs for others.
Available Aliases
  • cohere.command-latest → points to cohere.command-r-08-20204

  • cohere.command-plus-latest → points to cohere.command-r-plus-08-2024

Access Methods
  • Playground: Select the pretrained model with the -latest suffix (cohere.command-latest and cohere.command-plus-latest).
  • API/CLI/SDK: Pass (cohere.command-latest and cohere.command-plus-latest) instead of their model ID. CLI Example: 
    chat_detail.serving_mode = oci.generative_ai_inference.models.OnDemandServingMode(model_id = "cohere.command-latest")
Available Regions

Each alias is available in regions that host the on-demand mode of the model that it represents:

  • Brazil East (Sao Paulo)
  • Germany Central (Frankfurt)
  • Japan Central (Osaka)
  • UK South (London)
  • US Midwest (Chicago)
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