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Multimodal Embedding V1 embeddings
Multimodal Embedding V1 is a current embedding model from Alibaba Cloud, called by API as multimodal-embedding-v1. It returns 1,024-dimension vectors by default and accepts up to 512 input tokens, for text, image and video input. No per-1M-token list price is stated for it. Listed as Free trial with no token quota limit in the China (Beijing) pricing table.
CurrentModel id: multimodal-embedding-v1
- Default dims
- 1,024
- Max input
- 512 tok
- Price / 1M
- Not stated
- Inputs
- Text, Image, Video
Dimensions
- 1,024default
Default output: 1,024 dimensions.
Pricing
- Per 1M input tokens
- Not stated
- Batch, per 1M
- Not stated
Listed as Free trial with no token quota limit in the China (Beijing) pricing table.
Usage
The sources read for this directory publish no copyable snippet for Multimodal Embedding V1. Call it with the model id multimodal-embedding-v1 as shown in the provider docs linked under Sources.
Worth knowing
General-purpose independent multimodal embedding model accepting at most 1 image, 1 video and 20 text entries per request.
Release date not stated in the sources. Multilingual: not stated.
FAQ
How many dimensions does Multimodal Embedding V1 output?
Default output: 1,024 dimensions.
What is the max input length of Multimodal Embedding V1?
512 tokens per input, per Alibaba Cloud's documentation. Longer text has to be chunked before you embed it.
How much does Multimodal Embedding V1 cost?
No per-1M-token list price is stated for it. Listed as Free trial with no token quota limit in the China (Beijing) pricing table. Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing.
What can Multimodal Embedding V1 embed?
Text, image and video input, per the provider.
Sources
Last verified from the pages below.
- Model Studio embedding docs - alibabacloud.com
- Model Studio pricing - alibabacloud.com
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