# Cohere Aya Vision 8B — deprecation status

> Yes — Aya Vision 8B is retired. Cohere deprecated it on April 4, 2026 and shut it down on April 4, 2026; API requests to it now fail. The recommended replacement is Aya Vision 32B.

The compact multilingual vision model from Cohere Labs, answering questions about images in 23 languages at a size you could actually deploy. Retired 4 April 2026 with no notice, and the replacements Cohere names for it are text models - the only vision-capable Aya left is the 32B.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Cohere |
| Model id | `c4ai-aya-vision-8b` |
| Status | Retired |
| Deprecated | April 4, 2026 |
| Shutdown | April 4, 2026 (121 days ago) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Aya Vision 32B** (`c4ai-aya-vision-32b`) — https://modeldeprecations.dev/cohere/c4ai-aya-vision-32b
  - Cohere's notice points at command-a-03-2025 and command-a-reasoning-08-2025, neither of which takes images. If you need vision, the 32B Aya or command-a-vision-07-2025 are the real options.
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/cohere/c4ai-aya-vision-32b

```diff
- "model": "c4ai-aya-vision-8b"
+ "model": "c4ai-aya-vision-32b"
```

## FAQ

### When did Cohere Aya Vision 8B shut down?

Cohere Aya Vision 8B shut down on April 4, 2026. API requests to it fail from that date onward.

### What replaces Cohere Aya Vision 8B?

Cohere recommends Aya Vision 32B (`c4ai-aya-vision-32b`) as the replacement for Cohere Aya Vision 8B. Cohere's notice points at command-a-03-2025 and command-a-reasoning-08-2025, neither of which takes images. If you need vision, the 32B Aya or command-a-vision-07-2025 are the real options.

### Is Cohere Aya Vision 8B still available?

No. Cohere Aya Vision 8B is retired and no longer served — it was shut down on April 4, 2026. Calls to it return an error.

### How do I migrate from Cohere Aya Vision 8B to c4ai-aya-vision-32b?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "c4ai-aya-vision-8b" with "c4ai-aya-vision-32b". Cohere's notice points at command-a-03-2025 and command-a-reasoning-08-2025, neither of which takes images. If you need vision, the 32B Aya or command-a-vision-07-2025 are the real options.

## Sources

- [Cohere deprecations](https://docs.cohere.com/docs/deprecations) — accessed 2026-08-03

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