BAAI
bge-large-en-v1.5
Strong open-source embeddings for retrieval and semantic search.
Top performance on MTEB benchmarksEfficient for its sizeOpen source
Today's score
91.0
Where it ranks today
Best for / Not great for
Best for
- RAG applications
- Semantic search
- Information retrieval
- Academic research
Not great for
- Multilingual tasks without fine-tuning
- Extremely fast real-time requirements
- Users preferring managed cloud services
Why it ranks here
The BGE family, particularly `bge-large-en-v1.5`, has consistently performed well on retrieval benchmarks. Its open-source nature and strong performance make it a popular choice for developers building cost-effective RAG and semantic search systems.
30-day trend
Score breakdown
Search trends92
Benchmarks94
Developer buzz93
News mentions89
Pricing
API: $0.00 in · $0.00 out per 1M tokens · Consumer: $0.00/mo
Pricing plans
Popular
Free
Downloadable open-source model.
Free
- Model weights available
- Requires self-hosting
- Community support
- Good benchmark scores