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Two platforms.
Same questions.
Cohere API
DEVELOPER / CODING
PROMPT
Same as Cohere Coral — irrevocable, sublicensable rights grant over all API input data. Enterprise agreements may negotiate narrower terms.
OUTPUT
Not explicitly addressed in Cohere's Terms. Consult enterprise contract for specifics.
TRAINING
API customer data used to improve Cohere Solution by default. Fine-tuning data may be shared with third parties unless restricted by enterprise agreement.
COMMERCIAL
B2B enterprise product. Commercial use is the intended purpose.
172 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Distro
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Customer retains all right, title, and interest in and to Customer Data, which encompasses inputs submitted to the Platform. Distro is explicitly prohibited from reselling or enabling direct third-party use of Customer Data without express written consent. However, Customer Data may be accessed by Distro during the Order Term to provide the Platform and Services, and both during and after the Order Term to create aggregated, anonymized, and de-identified Aggregate Data for Platform improvement and AI Tool training. Ownership of prompts as raw Customer Data remains with Customer; downstream anonymized derivatives are not addressed as Customer property.
OUTPUT
The terms do not contain an explicit, dedicated citation addressing ownership of AI-generated outputs. Distro retains all right, title, and interest in the Distro Technology, including enhancements, improvements, and derivatives. Outputs are not expressly carved out as Customer property, nor are they expressly assigned to Distro in a standalone clause. Notably, Distro is authorized to use Inputs, Outputs, and related metadata on an aggregated, anonymized, and de-identified basis to train or improve AI Tools, suggesting Distro treats outputs as usable platform data. Output ownership as a discrete topic is not directly addressed in the provided citations.
TRAINING
Distro explicitly reserves the right to use Inputs, Outputs, and related metadata — on an aggregated, anonymized, and de-identified basis — to train or improve AI Tools. Additionally, Customer expressly authorizes Distro to use Customer Data both during and after the Order Term to create Aggregate Data for Platform improvement, including AI Tool training. A limiting protection exists: Distro shall not use or enable use of Customer Data to train any AI Tool for any other customer or third party (i.e., cross-customer raw data training is prohibited). Training use is therefore permitted but scoped to anonymized/aggregated forms and Distro's own platform improvement purposes.
COMMERCIAL
Customers are prohibited from a broad range of commercial misuse of Distro Technology, including sublicensing, reselling, competitive benchmarking, building competing products, reverse engineering, scraping, and creating derivative works. Distro is correspondingly prohibited from reselling or enabling direct third-party use of Customer Data without express written consent. The Distro Technology is classified as developed entirely at private expense and provided as commercial computer software. No citations address Customer's right to commercialize outputs derived from the Platform.
Not yet scored — verified corpus incomplete.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Cohere API carries the most permissive license terms of the set; Distro has no scored posture yet (unrated).FOR ENTERPRISE: COHERE API NOT RECOMMENDED · DISTRO NOT YET SCORED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | COHERE API | DISTRO |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
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📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Cohere API
MEDHIGH
Same as Cohere Coral — irrevocable, sublicensable rights grant over all API input data. Enterprise agreements may negotiate narrower terms.
“ You agree that any suggestion or idea provided by you (such suggestions or ideas, “ Feedback ”) will not be treated as confidential, and nothing in these Terms of Use will restrict our right to use, profit from, disclose, publish or otherwise exploit any Feedback, without compen…”
Distro
MEDUNRATED
Customer retains all right, title, and interest in and to Customer Data, which encompasses inputs submitted to the Platform. Distro is explicitly prohibited from reselling or enabling direct third-party use of Customer Data without express written consent. However, Customer Data may be accessed by Distro during the Order Term to provide the Platform and Services, and both during and after the Order Term to create aggregated, anonymized, and de-identified Aggregate Data for Platform improvement and AI Tool training. Ownership of prompts as raw Customer Data remains with Customer; downstream anonymized derivatives are not addressed as Customer property.
“ 9.1 Customer Warranties. Customer represents and warrants that (a) it has all rights necessary to upload and use the Customer Data with the Platform and to grant Distro all licenses to Customer Data in the Agreement without violating any third-party intellectual property, privac…”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Cohere API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Not explicitly addressed in Cohere's Terms. Consult enterprise contract for specifics.
“ publish, market, advertise or in any way distribute the Content;”
Distro
UNRATED
The terms do not contain an explicit, dedicated citation addressing ownership of AI-generated outputs. Distro retains all right, title, and interest in the Distro Technology, including enhancements, improvements, and derivatives. Outputs are not expressly carved out as Customer property, nor are they expressly assigned to Distro in a standalone clause. Notably, Distro is authorized to use Inputs, Outputs, and related metadata on an aggregated, anonymized, and de-identified basis to train or improve AI Tools, suggesting Distro treats outputs as usable platform data. Output ownership as a discrete topic is not directly addressed in the provided citations.
No citation available
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
Cohere API
MEDHIGH
API customer data used to improve Cohere Solution by default. Fine-tuning data may be shared with third parties unless restricted by enterprise agreement.
“ Legitimate Interests: We process your data based on our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving our business and AI technologies, including enhancing the performance, reliability, and safety of our AI models.”
Distro
UNRATED
Distro explicitly reserves the right to use Inputs, Outputs, and related metadata — on an aggregated, anonymized, and de-identified basis — to train or improve AI Tools. Additionally, Customer expressly authorizes Distro to use Customer Data both during and after the Order Term to create Aggregate Data for Platform improvement, including AI Tool training. A limiting protection exists: Distro shall not use or enable use of Customer Data to train any AI Tool for any other customer or third party (i.e., cross-customer raw data training is prohibited). Training use is therefore permitted but scoped to anonymized/aggregated forms and Distro's own platform improvement purposes.
No citation available
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Cohere API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
B2B enterprise product. Commercial use is the intended purpose.
“ The Software and all other materials provided by us hereunder, including content we make available through or in the Cohere Solution, are protected by copyright in Canada. You are prohibited from modifying, copying, reproducing, publishing, posting, transmitting, distributing, c…”
Distro
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
Customers are prohibited from a broad range of commercial misuse of Distro Technology, including sublicensing, reselling, competitive benchmarking, building competing products, reverse engineering, scraping, and creating derivative works. Distro is correspondingly prohibited from reselling or enabling direct third-party use of Customer Data without express written consent. The Distro Technology is classified as developed entirely at private expense and provided as commercial computer software. No citations address Customer's right to commercialize outputs derived from the Platform.
“ the same, or attempt to probe, scan or test vulnerability of the Distro Technology without the prior written consent of Distro; (f) attempt to access the Distro Technology through any unapproved interface; (g) attempt to circumvent any usage restrictions of the Distro Technology…”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Cohere API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Enterprise contracts may negotiate narrower data terms. Review MSA carefully before sharing sensitive data.
“ For security and legal reasons, however, Cohere reserves the right not to accept requests that require us to access third-party websites or services.”
Distro
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
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“ Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Cohere API
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Enterprise contracts may negotiate narrower data terms. Review MSA carefully before sharing sensitive data.
“ notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereunder, you may use the Cohere Solution only on an iPhone or iPod touch that you own or control;”
Distro
MEDUNRATED
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“ This SLA forms part of, and is incorporated into, the Agreement between Distro and the Customer identified in the applicable Order Form.”