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Text Embedding V3 embeddings
Text Embedding V3 is a current embedding model from Alibaba Cloud, called by API as text-embedding-v3. It returns 1,024-dimension vectors by default and accepts up to 8,192 input tokens, for text input. The first-party list price is $0.07 per 1M input tokens.
CurrentModel id: text-embedding-v3
- Default dims
- 1,024
- Max input
- 8,192 tok
- Price / 1M
- $0.07
- Inputs
- Text
Dimensions
Flexible output size- 1,024default
- 768
- 512
Default output: 1,024 dimensions.
Listed sizes: 1,024, 768 and 512.
Alibaba Cloud documents shorter output vectors for this model (Matryoshka-style), so you can store smaller embeddings by asking for fewer dimensions instead of re-embedding with another model.
Pricing
- Per 1M input tokens
- $0.07
- Batch, per 1M
- Not stated
Singapore (International) price with a 500,000-token free quota for 90 days.
Usage
Copied verbatim from the page linked below. Placeholders such as project ids and API keys are the source's own.
dashscope embeddings create -m text-embedding-v3 -i "Hello world"Source: alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/text-embedding-synchronous-api
Worth knowing
Covers 50+ languages and supports dense and sparse vector output, with up to 10 texts of 8,192 tokens each per request.
Release date not stated in the sources. Multilingual: yes.
FAQ
How many dimensions does Text Embedding V3 output?
Default output: 1,024 dimensions. Listed sizes: 1,024, 768 and 512. Alibaba Cloud documents shorter output vectors for this model (Matryoshka-style), so you can store smaller embeddings by asking for fewer dimensions instead of re-embedding with another model.
What is the max input length of Text Embedding V3?
8,192 tokens per input, per Alibaba Cloud's documentation. Longer text has to be chunked before you embed it.
How much does Text Embedding V3 cost?
The first-party list price is $0.07 per 1M input tokens. Singapore (International) price with a 500,000-token free quota for 90 days. Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing.
What can Text Embedding V3 embed?
Text input, per the provider. It is documented as multilingual.
Sources
Last verified from the pages below.
- Model Studio embedding docs - alibabacloud.com
- Text embedding synchronous API - alibabacloud.com
- Model Studio pricing - alibabacloud.com
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Default dimensions, max input tokens and list price per 1M tokens.
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- Tongyi Embedding Vision Flash768 dims - 1,024 tokens - $0.09
- Qwen3-VL Embedding2,560 dims - 32,000 tokens - $0.10
- Multimodal Embedding V11,024 dims - 512 tokens - Not stated
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