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What are the trade-offs in accuracy and cost when using smaller open source embedding models versus commercial APIs for vector search?
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What are the trade-offs in accuracy and cost when using smaller open source embedding models versus commercial APIs for vector search?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
MTEB benchmark embedding models retrieval performance open source commercial embedding APIs benchmark 2025Google ↗
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OpenAI embedding API pricing text-embedding-3-small text-embedding-3-large pricing officialGoogle ↗
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BGE embedding models MTEB retrieval benchmark official Hugging FaceGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
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ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
MTEB benchmark embedding models retrieval performance open source commercial embedding APIs benchmark 2025 Google ↗
OpenAI embedding API pricing text-embedding-3-small text-embedding-3-large pricing official Google ↗
BGE embedding models MTEB retrieval benchmark official Hugging Face Google ↗
- text-embedding-3-large Model · developers.openai.com
- text-embedding-3-small Model · developers.openai.com
- Vector embeddings · developers.openai.com
- Embeddings FAQ · help.openai.com
- BAAI/bge-small-en · huggingface.co
- Beyond Benchmarks: Evaluating Embedding Model Similarity for Retrieval Augmented Generation Systems · ca-roll.github.io
- Available Benchmarks · docs.mteb.org
- Overview · docs.mteb.org
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTEB benchmark embedding models retrieval performance open source commercial embedding APIs benchmark 2025 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OpenAI embedding API pricing text-embedding-3-small text-embedding-3-large pricing official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
BGE embedding models MTEB retrieval benchmark official Hugging Face OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |