E5 Base v2 vs Multilingual E5 Large
E5 Base v246
Multilingual E5 Large—
| Benchmark | E5 Base v2 | Multilingual E5 Large |
|---|---|---|
| MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages) | 46 | — |
Specs
| Spec | E5 Base v2 | Multilingual E5 Large |
|---|---|---|
| Price | !$0.005 | !$0.01 |
| Context | 1K | 1K |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Released | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| Dimensions | 768 | 1,024 |
| Max input | 1K tokens | 1K tokens |
| Languages | en | en, Esperanto, es +90 |
| Memory (4-bit) | 0.1 GB | 0.3 GB |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
What breaks when you switch
E5 Base v2 → Multilingual E5 Large
Re-embed your whole corpus›
Vectors from different models can't be mixed; dimensions change from 768 to 1,024.
Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GB
Multilingual E5 Large → E5 Base v2
Re-embed your whole corpus›
Vectors from different models can't be mixed; dimensions change from 1,024 to 768.