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E5 Large v2

Feb 2024
iE5 Large v2
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$0.01per 1M tokens
49.3MTEB English v2
Feb 2024released
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1K tokensMax input
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Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1Geevec Embeddings 1.079.92Harrier OSS v1 27B78.33KaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 251175.74Octen Embedding 8B71.65Geevec Embeddings 1.0 Lite70.9
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92Mxbai Embed Large v140.393E5 Large v240.194Snowflake Arctic Embed S39.8

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Embeddings & Retrieval#112 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Cheaperpplx Embed v1 0.6BOpen+63%-60%$0.004Languages: not verified+1BetterEmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpen+56%-80%$0.002Languages: not verifiedOpenKaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511+89%——Languages: not verified+1iCheaperE5 Base v2unstatedOpensame-50%$0.005CheaperBge Base En v1.5unstatedOpen-4%-50%$0.005

Run it yourself

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Fits 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

History

2 versions
38.53939.540Jan 23Apr 23Jul 23Oct 23Jan 24Release dateMTEB multilingual · RetrievalE5 · DecE5 · Feb
38.53939.540Jan 23Jul 23Jan 24Release dateMTEB multilingual · RetrievalE5 · Dec

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
BEIR · Mean over tasks · English50.6#97
BEIR · Mean over task types · English50.6#97
BEIR · Retrieval · English50.6#97
ChemTEB · Mean over tasks · multilingual (13 languages)69.2#28
ChemTEB · Mean over task types · multilingual (13 languages)50.2#24
ChemTEB · Classification · English80.1#35
ChemTEB · Retrieval · English76.9#7
ChemTEB · Pair Classification · multilingual (13 languages)55.6#29
ChemTEB · Clustering · English38.2#31
ChemTEB · Bitext Mining · English0.2#19
MTEB Persian v2 · Reranking · Persian38#81
JMTEB v2 · Clustering · Japanese22.9#83
JMTEB v2 · STS · Japanese67.7#74
LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English42.9#57
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English42.9#57
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English42.9#57
MTEB German v1 · Mean over tasks · German45.7#34
MTEB German v1 · Mean over task types · German44.6#34
MTEB German v1 · Clustering · German28.3#56
MTEB German v1 · Retrieval · German43.6#35
MTEB German v1 · Classification · German56.1#68
MTEB German v1 · STS · German55.9#58
MTEB German v1 · Pair Classification · German48.8#142
MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German34.9#62
MTEB Europe v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (29 languages)50.4#30
MTEB Europe v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (29 languages)44.8#30
MTEB Europe v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (25 languages)44.8#50
MTEB Europe v1 · STS · multilingual (8 languages)69#39
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)53.8#98
MTEB Europe v1 · Classification · multilingual (23 languages)51.5#66
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)36.1#99
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English-1#86
MTEB Europe v1 · Pair Classification · multilingual (11 languages)84.9#55
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)52.4#84
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)11.7#110
MTEB French v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)51.9#35
MTEB French v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (2 languages)53.3#34
MTEB French v1 · STS · French75.3#35
MTEB French v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)42.4#49
MTEB French v1 · Reranking · French70.5#58
MTEB French v1 · Clustering · French40.4#66
MTEB French v1 · Classification · French58.3#60
MTEB French v1 · Summarization · French30.4#60
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French56#125
MTEB Indic v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (25 languages)36.8#59
MTEB Indic v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (25 languages)28.4#58
MTEB Indic v1 · Classification · multilingual (8 languages)45.8#69
MTEB Indic v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (14 languages)26.5#72
MTEB Indic v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (20 languages)7.6#71
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)54.6#115
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi57.1#106
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)3.1#142
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)4#123
MTEB Korean v2 · STS · Korean45.4#52
MTEB Korean v2 · Reranking · Korean13.9#84
MTEB Korean v2 · Classification · Korean23.1#79
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over tasks · Dutch43.1#66
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over task types · Dutch50.9#67
MTEB Dutch v1 · Classification · Dutch50.4#75
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch23#85
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch42#65
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch64.7#74
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch31.6#70
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch62.4#87
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch82.4#97
MTEB Polish v1 · Pair Classification · Polish76.3#62
MTEB Polish v1 · Classification · Polish44#68
MTEB Polish v1 · STS · Polish58.6#56
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese16.9#166
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (3 languages)41.7#72
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (3 languages)41.7#72
MTEB Law v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)41.7#72
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (10 languages)41.2#54
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (10 languages)34.1#61
MTEB Medical v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (10 languages)44.7#57
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English34.5#137
MTEB Medical v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese23.1#118
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English-1#86
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English-1#86
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English-1#86
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish62#82
MTEB Spanish v1 · STS · multilingual (2 languages)71.2#40
MTEB Spanish v1 · Clustering · Spanish43.6#50
MTEB Spanish v1 · Reranking · Spanish45.4#60
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai3.3#169
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai51.7#137
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Clustering · multilingual (2 languages)32.9#98
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Classification · multilingual (6 languages)51.7#71
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)66.7#77
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over tasks · Russian34.3#59
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over task types · Russian34.1#58
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Classification · Russian38.2#89
MTEB Russian v1.1 · STS · Russian51#78
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Reranking · Russian34.7#82
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian22#100
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian47.3#164
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Retrieval · Russian18.1#56
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian27.2#91
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)29.6#92
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German27.2#104
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)33.9#109
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)46.6#62
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)40.3#61
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)49.8#84
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)39.8#102
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)61.9#71
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)73.9#90
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)40.1#93
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)33.8#93
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English-1#86
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)15.8#120
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)48.8#93

FAQ

How much does E5 Large v2 cost?›

$0.01 per 1M tokens.

Is E5 Large v2 free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.01 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is E5 Large v2, and what is it best at?›

#112 of 200 in Embeddings.

Is E5 Large v2 better than Mxbai Embed Large v1?›

On MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages), E5 Large v2 scores 40.1 vs 40.3 — about the same.

How can I use E5 Large v2?›

Through the intfloat API.

When was E5 Large v2 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2024-02-08. It is the current version in its line.

Is E5 Large v2 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run E5 Large v2 locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

What is E5 Large v2?›

E5 Large v2 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from intfloat, released Feb 2024.

What are the best alternatives to E5 Large v2?›

pplx Embed v1 0.6B (cheaper), EmbeddingGemma 300M (better), KaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511 (open weights).