Azure OpenAI vs Cohere: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 3 companies use Azure OpenAI and 29 use Cohere. 1 company uses both, including DocsBot. Cohere leads among the IT Services & System Integration companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Nov 14, 2026: 31 of 32 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. A company on both tools counts at any proof level, and a job post on one side is marked as such.
Who uses Azure OpenAI, Cohere, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
2
listed for Azure OpenAI only
1
company uses both
28
listed for Cohere only
On usedby, 2 companies are listed for Azure OpenAI only, 28 are listed for Cohere only and 1 uses both, out of the 31 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.
Where it lands
Recently publicly listed customers
Who uses both
Companies with a public line on both tools, at any proof level: the strongest proofs come first, and a job post is marked.
| Company | First public proof, Azure OpenAI | First public proof, Cohere |
|---|---|---|
 DocsBot | On or before Nov 2026 | On or before Nov 2026 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Azure OpenAI, Cohere or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Listed for Azure OpenAI onlyBothListed for Cohere only
More common with Cohere
- IT Services & System Integration7 of the 7 IT Services & System Integration companies on usedby that use either tool use Cohere.
- Artificial Intelligence4 of the 5 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Cohere, 1 of them alongside Azure OpenAI.
Source: every usedby line, from confirmed proofs to job-post signals (the weakest proof level).
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
Vendor facts checked: Azure OpenAI, 0 of 5; Cohere, 2 of 5. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.
Azure OpenAICohereWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Azure OpenAI
No reviewed story for Azure OpenAI yet.
Cohere
75% improvement to latency
Atomicwork
Vendor case study, cohere.com, captured Nov 6, 2026
The Cohere team worked with the Oracle Fusion Applications team on over 100 GenAI use cases
Oracle
Vendor case study, cohere.com, captured Oct 24, 2026
Questions about Azure OpenAI and Cohere
Which is used more, Azure OpenAI or Cohere?
Cohere has more customers on usedby: 29 against 3 for Azure OpenAI.
Do companies use both Azure OpenAI and Cohere?
Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including DocsBot.
Who uses Azure OpenAI?
3 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Azure OpenAI.
Who uses Cohere?
29 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Cohere.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of four proof levels: confirmed, declared by the company itself, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company counts as using both tools when it has a line on each, at any level; the list shows the strongest proofs first and marks job posts.