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Qwen 3 Embedding 4B
alibaba·alibaba/qwen3-embedding-4b·GA·Open weights·qwen series·Embedding
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
At a glance
Reference price$0.15 / $0 per 1M
Cache read — · Privatemode AI
Lowest paid$0.01 / $0
Hugging Face Cloud · 15× spread
Context32,000
⚠ Providers report 32,000–32,768; the table below is authoritative
Output limit2,560
Capabilities
ReasoningTool useStructured outputTemperatureAttachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2024-12
Released / updated2025-01-01 / 2025-06-06
Quality & performance
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Available at 4 providers3 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugging Face Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-4B | Cloud | $0.01 | $0 | — | — | 32,000 | 2,048 | |
| Inference | Gateway | $0.01 | $0 | — | — | 32,000 | 2,048 | |
| Privatemode AI | Gateway | $0.15 | $0 | — | — | 32,000 | 2,560 | |
| Vercel AI Gateway | Cloud | — | — | — | — | 32,768 ⚠ | 32,768 | hostTable.undisclosed |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1Hugging Face$2.00
2Inference$2.00
3Privatemode AI$30.04
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
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