Cohere Setup

Best-in-class accuracy (5.4 WER) with free trial — no credit card required.

Cohere offers best-in-class transcription accuracy with a 5.4 Word Error Rate — the lowest among cloud providers. Free trial tier available, no credit card required.

Why Cohere?

• Best accuracy — 5.4 WER, outperforming all other cloud transcription providers.
• Free trial tier — no credit card required to get started.
• 14 languages — English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Arabic.
• Simple setup — just an API key, no extra configuration needed.

Get Your API Key

1. Go to dashboard.cohere.com/api-keys.
2. Sign up with Google, GitHub, or email. No credit card required.
3. Copy your API key from the dashboard.

Set Up in VivaDicta

1. Open VivaDicta and go to Settings.
2. Go to Edit Mode → Transcription.
3. Select Cohere as the transcription provider.
4. Paste your API key.
5. Done! Start recording with the most accurate transcription available.

Language Support

Cohere supports 14 languages. Unlike some providers, Cohere does not support auto-detect — you need to select the language manually. If no language is selected, English is used by default.

Supported: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Arabic.

Free Tier Details

• Free trial with rate limits
• No credit card required
• For the latest pricing and limits, see Cohere's pricing page.