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Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B
openai·openai/qwen3-embedding-0.6b·BETA·Open weights·text-embedding series·Embedding
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
At a glance
Reference price$0.04 / $0 per 1M
Cache read — · DigitalOcean
Lowest paid$0.01 / $0
NEAR AI Cloud Gateway · 4× spread
Context8,000
⚠ Providers report 8,000–40,960; the table below is authoritative
Output limit1,024
Capabilities
ReasoningTool use? Structured outputTemperatureAttachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
Text
Knowledge cutoff—
Released / updated2025-06-03 / 2026-04-16
Quality & performance
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Available at 3 providers2 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEAR AI Cloud Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B | Gateway | $0.01 | $0 | — | — | 40,960 ⚠ | 1,024 | |
| DigitalOcean | Cloud | $0.04 | $0 | — | — | 8,000 | 1,024 | beta |
| 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
1NEAR AI Cloud$2.00
2DigitalOcean$8.00
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
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