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text-embedding-3-small
openai·openai/text-embedding-3-small·GA·Closed·text-embedding series·Embedding
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
At a glance
Official price$0.02 / $0 per 1M
Cache read — · OpenAI
Lowest paid$0.02 / $0
OpenAI First-party · 1× spread
Context8,191
⚠ Providers report 8,191–8,192; the table below is authoritative
Output limit1,536
Capabilities
ReasoningTool use? Structured outputTemperatureAttachments
Modalities
Text
Knowledge cutoff2024-01
Released / updated2024-01-25 / 2024-01-25
Quality & performance
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Available at 5 providers4 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAIOfficial | First-party | $0.02 | $0 | — | — | 8,191 | 1,536 | |
| SAP AI Core | Cloud | $0.02 | $0 | — | — | 8,191 | 1,536 | |
| Azure Cognitive Services | First-party | $0.02 | $0 | — | — | 8,191 | 1,536 | |
| Azure | First-party | $0.02 | $0 | — | — | 8,191 | 1,536 | |
| Vercel AI Gateway | Cloud | — | — | — | — | 8,192 ⚠ | 1,536 | 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
1OpenAI · Official$4.00
2SAP AI Core$4.00
3Azure Cognitive Services$4.00
4Azure$4.00
The cheapest paid channel is official.
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