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Cheap general-purpose English-first embeddings.
USD per 1M input tokens
$0.02
Verified Oct 4, 2026 · aging
#1 cheapest of 7 in Embeddings
Official pricing ↗Capabilities, explained
What this API can do, and what each capability means for your project.
Dimensions
1,536
Vector length. Larger can be more accurate but costs more to store and search.
Max input
8,191 tokens
Longest text that can be embedded in one call.
Multilingual
Yes
Works well across many languages, including cross-language search.
Image + text
No
Can embed images and text into the same space (search images with words).
Open weights
No
The model weights are downloadable, so you can self-host it or switch hosting providers without changing models.
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