OpenAI
text-embedding-3-small
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
Model facts
- Context window
- 8K tokens
- Maximum output
- 2K tokens
- Cheapest paid input
- $0.02 per 1M tokens
- Cheapest paid output
- free per 1M tokens
- Open weights
- no
- Providers
- 5
Capabilities and modalities
temperature control, text.
Observed price history
- 2026-08-24: $0.02 input / free output per 1M tokens
API providers
- Azure — model id text-embedding-3-small; $0.02 input / free output per 1M tokens; provider documentation
- Azure Cognitive Services — model id text-embedding-3-small; $0.02 input / free output per 1M tokens; provider documentation
- OpenAI — model id text-embedding-3-small; $0.02 input / free output per 1M tokens; provider documentation
- SAP AI Core — model id text-embedding-3-small; $0.02 input / free output per 1M tokens; provider documentation
- Vercel AI Gateway — model id openai/text-embedding-3-small; not published input / not published output per 1M tokens; provider documentation