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Ada 002

Cost-effective and performant embeddings for general use.

Low cost per tokenGood balance of speed and accuracyWidely adopted and well-documented
Today's score
92.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • Budget-conscious RAG implementations
  • Semantic search for moderate-sized datasets
  • Text classification with reasonable accuracy
  • Rapid prototyping
Not great for
  • Highly nuanced semantic understanding
  • Cutting-edge multilingual performance
  • Very large-scale, high-accuracy enterprise search

Why it ranks here

Ada 002, while older, remains highly relevant due to its exceptional value proposition. Its lower cost and still-solid performance make it a go-to for many developers building RAG and semantic search applications, especially when budget is a key constraint.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends90
Benchmarks91
Developer buzz95
News mentions88

Pricing

API: $0.00 in · $0.00 out per 1M tokens · Consumer: $0.00/mo

Pricing plans

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Pay-as-you-go
Extremely affordable embeddings for all scales.
$0 /usage
  • Access to Ada 002 model
  • Very low cost per token
  • High throughput available
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Volume Discounts
Reduced rates for high-volume usage.
Custom
  • Automated discounts based on usage
  • Predictable costs for large projects
  • Access to OpenAI API
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