Compare pricing for text vector embeddings used in RAG, search, and similarity matching.
All Embedding Providers
| Vendor | Model | Per 1M Tokens | Dimensions | Free Tier |
|---|
| OpenAI | text-embedding-3-small | $0.02 | 1536 | 100k |
| OpenAI | text-embedding-3-large | $0.13 | 3072 | 100k |
| OpenAI | text-embedding-ada-002 | $0.10 | 1536 | 100k |
| Cohere | embed-v3-multilingual | $0.10 | 1024 | 10k/mo |
| Cohere | embed-english-v3.0 | $0.10 | 1024 | 10k/mo |
| Cohere | embed-multilingual-v3.0 | $0.10 | 1024 | 10k/mo |
| Google | Embedding Gecko | $0.10 | 768 | 1M/mo |
| Google | Embedding Gecko 001 | $0.10 | 768 | 1M/mo |
| AWS Bedrock | Titan Embeddings | $0.10 | 1536 | Via AWS |
| Mistral | Mistral Embeddings | $0.10 | 1024 | 100k |
| Voyage AI | voyage-code-2 | $0.12 | 1536 | 500k |
| Voyage AI | voyage-law-2 | $0.12 | 1536 | 500k |
| Voyage AI | voyage-3-lite | $0.05 | 1024 | 500k |
| Voyage AI | voyage-3 | $0.12 | 1024 | 500k |
| Meta | Llama Embeddings | $0.65 | 4096 | Local |
| Nomic | nomic-embed-text | $0.05 | 8192 | Free API |
| Nomic | nomic-embed-text-v1.5 | $0.05 | 8192 | Free API |
| Hugging Face | Instructor | Free | Variable | Unlimited |
| Google | Vertex AI | $0.10 | 768 | $300 credit |
Specialized Embeddings
| Vendor | Model | Per 1M | Dimensions | Best For |
|---|
| Voyage AI | voyage-code-2 | $0.12 | 1536 | Code search |
| Voyage AI | voyage-law-2 | $0.12 | 1536 | Legal documents |
| Cohere | embed-english-v3.0 | $0.10 | 1024 | General |
| Nomic | nomic-embed-code | $0.05 | 8192 | Code |
| OpenAI | text-embedding-3-large | $0.13 | 3072 | High quality |
Cost Comparison
| Tokens | OpenAI small | OpenAI large | Cohere | Voyage-3 | Nomic |
|---|
| 1M | $0.02 | $0.13 | $0.10 | $0.12 | $0.05 |
| 10M | $0.20 | $1.30 | $1.00 | $1.20 | $0.50 |
| 100M | $2.00 | $13.00 | $10.00 | $12.00 | $5.00 |
| 1B | $20.00 | $130.00 | $100.00 | $120.00 | $50.00 |
Use Case Recommendations
| Use Case | Recommended | Reason |
|---|
| General RAG | text-embedding-3-small | Cost effective |
| High accuracy | text-embedding-3-large | Better quality |
| Multilingual | Cohere embed-v3 | 100+ languages |
| Code search | Voyage Code-2 | Trained on code |
| Legal documents | Voyage Law-2 | Specialized |
| Budget | Instructor (local) | Free |
| AWS ecosystem | Titan Embeddings | AWS native |
| Long context | Nomic | 8192 dim |
Per-Document Cost Example
| Document Size | Tokens (approx) | OpenAI small | Cohere | Voyage-3 |
|---|
| 1 page | 500 | $0.00001 | $0.00005 | $0.00006 |
| 10 pages | 5,000 | $0.0001 | $0.0005 | $0.0006 |
| 100 pages | 50,000 | $0.001 | $0.005 | $0.006 |
| Book (300 pages) | 150,000 | $0.003 | $0.015 | $0.018 |
Free Tier Comparison
| Provider | Free Tier | Rate Limit |
|---|
| OpenAI | 100k tokens | 1000 RPM |
| Cohere | 10k tokens/mo | Limited |
| Google | 1M tokens/mo | $300 credit |
| Voyage AI | 500k tokens | Rate limited |
| Nomic | Free API | 1000 RPM |
| Instructor | Unlimited | Local only |
Batch Processing
| Vendor | Batch Discount | Notes |
|---|
| OpenAI | 50% off | Batch API |
| Cohere | Available | Contact sales |
| Voyage AI | Custom | Enterprise |
| Google | $0.005/1M | Batch embeddings |
Best For
| Need | Recommended |
|---|
| Cost efficiency | text-embedding-3-small, Nomic |
| Best quality | text-embedding-3-large |
| Multilingual | Cohere embed-v3 |
| Code search | Voyage Code-2, nomic-embed-code |
| Legal | Voyage Law-2 |
| Local/self-hosted | Instructor, Llama |
| AWS native | Titan Embeddings |