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Azure OpenAI vs Cohere comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure OpenAI
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cohere
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
19th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AI Writing Tools (9th), Large Language Models (LLMs) (6th), AI Proofreading Tools (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure OpenAI is 9.4%, down from 18.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cohere is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Azure OpenAI9.4%
Cohere1.1%
Other89.5%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Rafael Keller - PeerSpot reviewer
Creates effective scheduling agents with responsive AI capabilities
I am using it to create agents to schedule appointments for clinics and professionals in general. It serves both small and major companies. The primary use case involves creating agents Its ability to understand and respond well to queries, including language translation for clients, is…
CollinsOmondi - PeerSpot reviewer
Support team is available and answers all the questions and it is also free which is good for personal projects
The very first thing that I really like about it is the support team. They're really available on Discord, and they answer all of your questions. I think it's free for personal projects unless you want to go to production. I haven't really used it that much, but the features that I have used so far, I have no issues with them.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The AI search functionality is particularly effective, as it creates summaries from data."
"I would rate it a nine out of ten."
"The document intelligence feature has significantly aided in our operations, facilitating the creation of descriptive content."
"Generative AI or GenAI seems to be the best part of the solution."
"The solution has a very drag-and-drop environment. Instead of coding something from scratch or understanding any concept in extensive depth before deployment, this is good. Plus, they have an auto dataset, which means you can choose any dataset they have instead of providing your own. So that's also pretty nice."
"Its ability to understand and respond well to queries, including language translation for clients, is beneficial."
"It's very powerful. It allows users to query our documents using natural language and receive answers in the same way. This makes our product information much more accessible than traditional keyword-based search."
"OpenAI's models are more mature than Watson's. They offer a wider range of features and provide richer outputs."
"The very first thing that I really like about it is the support team. They're really available on Discord, and they answer all of your questions."
 

Cons

"The product must improve its dashboards."
"The solution needs to accommodate smaller companies."
"Azure OpenAI is not an optimized tool yet, making it one of its shortcomings where improvements are required."
"Sometimes, the responses are repetitive."
"There are no available updates of information that are currently provided."
"I faced one issue with Azure OpenAI: My customer wanted more clarity on the pricing. They were not able to get proper answers from the documentation or the pricing calculator. I suggest that Microsoft maintain standardization in the pricing details published in the documentation and the pricing calculator."
"The solution's response is a bit slow sometimes."
"We are awaiting the new updates like multi-model capabilities."
"Cohere has text generation. I think it is mainly focused on AI search. If there was a way to combine the searches with images, I think it would be nice to include that."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm uncertain about the licensing, specifically the pricing. This falls under the purview of other teams, particularly the sales teams. I am not informed about the pricing details."
"The cost is quite high and fixed."
"According to the negotiations taking place and the contract, there is a need to make either monthly or yearly payments to use the solution."
"The cost structure depends on the volume of data processed and the computational resources required."
"Azure OpenAI is a bit more expensive than other services."
"The solution's pricing is normal worldwide but expensive in Turkey because Turkey's currency is different."
"While the product meets our business requirements well, I consider it relatively expensive, especially for individual users like myself."
"The licensing is interaction-based, meaning transactional. It's reasonably priced for now."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure OpenAI?
The product is easy to integrate with our IT workflow.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure OpenAI?
In terms of pricing for Azure OpenAI, I would rate it as average compared to Gemini. Currently, Gemini is becoming increasingly popular, which prompts leadership to consider a switch primarily due ...
What needs improvement with Azure OpenAI?
While it is good, we sometimes encounter hallucination issues, which is a significant concern. We are changing the prompt and fine-tuning it, but we still face some inconsistent behavior. We have s...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohere?
Cohere has a free tier. You can use the API in development mode, so you can just use it for free. But if you go to production, you will have to pay. I would advise someone to really consider it fir...
What needs improvement with Cohere?
Cohere has text generation. I think it is mainly focused on AI search. If there was a way to combine the searches with images, I think it would be nice to include that.
What is your primary use case for Cohere?
I use it for a personal project, a Discord bot for my Discord server. I haven't used it that much, but so far it's amazing. I like the support team. They are very good.
 

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