Cohere has introduced a Chat API with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) capabilities, enabling developers to integrate dynamic conversational AI into applications. This API allows developers to enhance conversational AI products with reliable and relevant information by retrieving data from external sources like web searches or documents. By including citations from these sources, the Chat API improves the accuracy, credibility, and trustworthiness of AI-generated content, addressing common issues such as hallucinations. The introduction of modes—Document, Query-generation, and Connector—offers flexibility in how information is retrieved and used, allowing developers to create customized solutions for various applications, including market research assistants, customer support, and knowledge-based systems. The public beta of the Chat API is now accessible to developers with a Cohere account, showcasing its functionalities through the Coral Showcase without the need for coding.