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text-embedding-3-small CTX 8K
Embedding
Text Input $0.02/M
Text Output —
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
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text-embedding-3-small Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
text-embedding-3-smallCopy ID
Type Embedding
Quality Not rated yet
Context window 8,191 tokens
Max output 1,536 tokens
Input price $0.02 / 1M tokens
Output price Not billed
Cache read —
Cache write —
Released Jan 25, 2024
Knowledge cutoff Jan 2024
Takes in Text
Puts out Text
Reasoning No
Tool calling No
Structured output No
File attachments No
Access Paid
License Proprietary
Rarity Common
Set number 277/1044 Weights aren’t public. Use is governed by OpenAI’s terms. Specs from models.dev, last changed Oct 19, 2026. Official source: platform.openai.com.
How good is it? Public leaderboard scores for text-embedding-3-small, refreshed daily from Epoch AI and LMArena.
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Where to run it 5 providers sell text-embedding-3-small through an API. Prices are per million tokens, cheapest first.
Cheapest Azure $0.02 From the lab OpenAI $0.02 API providers From models.dev and Hugging Face, checked daily. Resellers’ listings can lag behind their price pages, so confirm with the provider before you commit.
Face off Current embedding models from other labs at a similar output price.
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