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Cheapest embedding models

Embedding endpoints ranked by price per million tokens, for RAG indexes and semantic search at scale.

Current leader: Qwen3 Embedding 0p6b (Fireworks AI). Refreshed 2026-09-13 13:40 UTC.

#ModelProviderInput $/1MOutput $/1MCached $/1MContext
1Qwen3 Embedding 0p6bFireworks AIfreefree33K
2Qwen3 Embedding 4bFireworks AIfreefree41K
3Pplx Embed V1 0.6bPerplexity$0.004free33K
4Pplx Embed Context V1 0.6bPerplexity$0.008free33K
5Together AI Embedding Up To 150mTogether AI$0.008free
6Bge Base En V1.5Together AI$0.008free512
7Bge En IclNebius$0.01free33K
8Bge Multilingual Gemma2Nebius$0.01free8K
9E5 Mistral 7b InstructNebius$0.01free33K
10Qwen3 Embedding 8BNebius$0.01free41K
11Bge M3Novita AI$0.01$0.018K
12Together AI Embedding 151m To 350mTogether AI$0.016free
13Text Embedding 3 SmallOpenAI$0.02free8K
14Text Embedding 3 SmallAzure OpenAI$0.02free8K
15Amazon.titan Embed Text V2:0Amazon Bedrock$0.02free8K
16Multilingual E5 Large InstructTogether AI$0.02$0.02514
17Voyage 3 LiteVoyage AI$0.02free32K
18Voyage 3.5 LiteVoyage AI$0.02free32K
19Voyage 4 LiteVoyage AI$0.02free32K
20Databricks Qwen3 Embedding 0 6bDatabricks$0.02free$0.0233K
21Pplx Embed V1 4bPerplexity$0.03free33K
22Pplx Embed Context V1 4bPerplexity$0.05free33K
23Voyage 3Voyage AI$0.06free32K
24Voyage 3.5Voyage AI$0.06free32K
25Voyage 4Voyage AI$0.06free32K
26Qwen3 Embedding 0.6bNovita AI$0.07free33K
27Qwen3 Embedding 8bNovita AI$0.07free33K
28Gemini 1.5 FlashGoogle Gemini$0.075free8K
29Embed English Light V2.0Cohere$0.1free1K
30Embed English Light V3.0Cohere$0.1free1K
31Embed English V2.0Cohere$0.1free4K
32Embed English V3.0Cohere$0.1free1K
33Embed Multilingual V2.0Cohere$0.1free768
34Embed Multilingual V3.0Cohere$0.1free1K
35Mistral Embed 2312Mistral AI$0.18K
36Mistral EmbedMistral AI$0.18K
37Text Embedding Ada 002OpenAI$0.1free8K
38Text Embedding Ada 002 V2OpenAI$0.1free8K
39AdaAzure OpenAI$0.1free8K
40Text Embedding Ada 002Azure OpenAI$0.1free8K
41Amazon.titan Embed Text V1Amazon Bedrock$0.1free8K
42Amazon.titan Embed G1 Text 02Amazon Bedrock$0.1free8K
43Cohere.embed English V3Amazon Bedrock$0.1free512
44Cohere.embed Multilingual V3Amazon Bedrock$0.1free512
45Qwen3 Embedding 8bFireworks AI$0.1free41K
46Voyage 2Voyage AI$0.1free4K
47Voyage Lite 01Voyage AI$0.1free4K
48Voyage Lite 02 InstructVoyage AI$0.1free4K
49Databricks Bge Large EnDatabricks$0.1free$0.1512
50Embed V4.0Cohere$0.12free128K
51Cohere.embed V4:0Amazon Bedrock$0.12free128K
52Us.cohere.embed V4:0Amazon Bedrock$0.12free128K
53Global.cohere.embed V4:0Amazon Bedrock$0.12free128K
54Voyage Multilingual 2Voyage AI$0.12free32K
55Voyage Code 2Voyage AI$0.12free16K
56Voyage Finance 2Voyage AI$0.12free32K
57Voyage Large 2Voyage AI$0.12free16K
58Voyage Law 2Voyage AI$0.12free16K
59Voyage Multimodal 3Voyage AI$0.12free32K
60Voyage 4 LargeVoyage AI$0.12free32K

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Frequently asked

Which embedding model is cheapest?

Qwen3 Embedding 0p6b from Fireworks AI currently leads this list, at $0/1M input tokens. Rankings are recomputed from the raw dataset on every refresh, so they track price cuts automatically.

How are these rankings calculated?

Each use case applies a capability filter (context size, vision, tool calling, cache pricing) and then ranks the surviving models by the blended cost that profile actually pays. See the methodology page for the exact formulas.

Is the cheapest model always the right choice?

No. Check the capability flags and context window, and benchmark quality on your own data — the cheapest model that fails your evals costs more than the second cheapest that passes them.