Cohere Merges With Aleph Alpha to Build a $20B OpenAI Rival

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Toronto's Cohere and Heidelberg's Aleph Alpha finalized their merger, forming a $20B transatlantic company aimed at sovereign AI for governments and regulated industries.

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2026-09-16 14:13 · AlphaSignal
Cohere Merges With Aleph Alpha to Build a $20B OpenAI Rival

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