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Which websites block cohere-ai?

As of 2026-10-01, 117 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (13.7%) block cohere-ai, Cohere's AI training crawler, on the home page; 16 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 19.3%.

13.7%
of 853 readable sites block cohere-ai
19.3%
of the top 100
#8
most blocked of 29 AI crawlers
720
sites allow it on the home page

Blocked by category

CategorySites readBlock cohere-ai
News & media12642.1%
Social4822.9%
Entertainment6816.2%
Reference4314%
Other26010.8%
Travel137.7%
E-commerce585.2%
Tech1542.6%
AI90%
Education200%
Finance160%
Government330%
Telecom50%

Popular sites that block cohere-ai (117)

Sites that block cohere-ai on some paths (16)

Trend

The daily series for cohere-ai starts on 2026-10-01; a trend appears here as days accumulate.

Latest changes

Block or allow cohere-ai

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

Replace Disallow: / with Allow: / to let it in. A site that blocks training crawlers but wants to be cited in AI answers usually keeps the search and user-triggered crawlers allowed.

FAQ

How many websites block cohere-ai?
As of 2026-10-01, 117 of the 853 popular websites whose robots.txt we could read (13.7%) block cohere-ai, Cohere's AI training crawler, on the home page; 16 more block it on some paths. Among the top 100 sites: 19.3%.
What is cohere-ai?
cohere-ai is Cohere's AI training crawler: it collects pages to train AI models. It is the #8 most blocked of the 29 AI crawlers in the index.
How do I block cohere-ai in robots.txt?
Add these lines to https://<your-site>/robots.txt: "User-agent: cohere-ai" followed by "Disallow: /". To allow it, use "Allow: /" instead. Well-behaved crawlers read robots.txt before fetching pages; firewall rules are needed to stop crawlers that ignore it.
How do I check whether my site blocks cohere-ai?
Use the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker: it shows the status of cohere-ai and 28 other AI crawlers with the exact robots.txt rule.

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