Microsoft/NYU

e5-large-v2

Robust and efficient embeddings with strong retrieval capabilities.

Excellent retrieval performanceOpen-source and widely accessibleGood balance of speed and accuracy
Today's score
95.0
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Where it ranks today

Best for / Not great for

Best for
  • Question answering systems
  • Document retrieval
  • Semantic similarity tasks
  • RAG with open-source stacks
Not great for
  • Multilingual tasks without specific fine-tuning
  • Extremely long text inputs
  • Classification tasks out-of-the-box

Why it ranks here

The e5-large-v2 model remains a top contender due to its strong performance in retrieval benchmarks and its open-source nature, making it highly popular for RAG and semantic search applications. Its efficiency and good performance make it a reliable choice for many developers.

30-day trend

Score breakdown

Search trends96
Benchmarks95
Developer buzz97
News mentions93

Pricing

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

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  • Full control over deployment
  • Community support
  • Customizable
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