BAAI
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
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
Cloud Hosting
Deploy and scale with cloud providers.
Custom
- Managed inference endpoints
- Pay-per-use pricing
- Integration with cloud services