Bge Base En
Aug 2023
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Bge Base En measured on 23 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks23
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86MTEB English v2
Aug 2023released
768Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
enLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen×2.2—$0.01Languages: not verified+1OOpenOcten Embedding 8B×2.5——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBiBetterMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen+46%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBBetterBge M3unstatedOpen+43%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1iBetterMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen+22%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen×2.2—$0.01Languages: not verified+1iMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen+46%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBBge M3unstatedOpen+43%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1iMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen+22%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBtGte LargeunstatedOpen+10%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
OOcten Embedding 8BOpen×2.5——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBlOcten Law 8B v1Open×2.5——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBOOcten Embedding 8B INT8Open×2.5——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBbMoD EmbeddingOpen×2.4——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 2.4 GBOOcten Embedding 4BOpen×2.4——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 2.4 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Bge M3 UnsupervisedOpen+48%——Languages: not verified+1Bge M3unstatedOpen+43%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Bge Base En v1.5unstatedOpen+4%—$0.005Bge Large EnunstatedOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBBge Large En v1.5unstatedOpensame—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBBge Small En v1.5unstatedOpen-4%—$0.02Bge Large Zh v1.5Open-29%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBBge Base Zh v1.5Open-31%——All BAAI models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · full quality✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceMITfree for commercial use
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in Embeddings & RetrievalFAQ
How much does Bge Base En cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: price not verified.
How good is Bge Base En, and what is it best at?›
#59 of 238 in Embeddings.
Is Bge Base En better than Mxbai Embed Large v1?›
On RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages), Bge Base En scores 31.2 vs 31.6 — about the same.
When was Bge Base En released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2023-08-05. It is the current version in its line.
Is Bge Base En open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).
Can I run Bge Base En locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Bge Base En?›
Bge Base En is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from BAAI, released Aug 2023.
What are the best alternatives to Bge Base En?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Octen Embedding 8B (open weights).