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bge-large-en-v1.5

Open-source powerhouse for semantic similarity and retrieval.

excellent performance on MTEBefficient retrieval capabilitiesstrong multilingual support (via variant
Today's score
93.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • open-source RAG implementations
  • semantic search engines
  • recommendation systems
Not great for
  • production environments without MLOps
  • tasks requiring extremely high precision
  • complex reasoning

Why it ranks here

A highly competitive open-source model that frequently tops leaderboards. Its strong general performance makes it a go-to for many DIY RAG and search projects.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends94
Benchmarks95
Developer buzz92
News mentions91

Pricing

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

Pricing plans

Popular
Hugging Face Hub
Open access for development and testing.
Free
  • Free model weights
  • Community downloads
  • Fine-tuning potential
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Deploy and scale with cloud providers.
Custom
  • Managed inference endpoints
  • Pay-per-use pricing
  • Integration with cloud services
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