OpenAI
text-embedding-3-small
Efficient, high-quality embeddings for broad applications.
Lower cost than large modelsGood performance-to-cost ratioFaster inference timesSuitable for many RAG use cases
Today's score
90.0
Where it ranks today
Best for / Not great for
Best for
- Cost-effective RAG
- Real-time search
- General text classification
- Applications with high request volumes
Not great for
- Highly nuanced semantic understanding
- Extremely complex classification tasks
- Scenarios where only the absolute highest accuracy matters
Why it ranks here
As a more affordable and faster alternative to its larger sibling, text-embedding-3-small is seeing increased adoption for applications where cost and speed are critical. It maintains strong performance, making it a practical choice for many common RAG and search tasks.
30-day trend
Score breakdown
Search trends91
Benchmarks89
Developer buzz92
News mentions90
Pricing
API: $0.00 in · $0.00 out per 1M tokens · Consumer: $0.00/mo
Pricing plans
Free Tier
Get started with basic embedding needs.
Free
- Limited API calls
- Access to small models
- Standard API features
Popular
Pay-as-you-go
Most cost-effective embeddings at scale.
$0 /usage
- text-embedding-3-small
- Low cost per token
- High QPS
- Global infrastructure
Enterprise
Dedicated support and optimized performance.
Custom
- Volume discounts
- Premium support
- Custom solutions
- Enhanced security