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E5 Large v2

Feb 2024
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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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1Gemini Embedding 2 Preview95.82Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Small862Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small864Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Nano864Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano86
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76Text Embedding Ada 00266.777E5 Large v266.778Bilingual Embedding Small66.6

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Embeddings & Retrieval#112 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
iCheaperE5 Base v2unstatedOpen-2%-50%$0.005BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+27%same$0.01Languages: not verified+1OpenJina Embeddings v5 Text Smallunstated+29%+400%$0.05Languages: not verified+1sCheaperAll MiniLM L12 v2unstatedOpen-5%-50%$0.005Max input: 1K tokens → 0K tokensCheaperEmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpen-6%-80%$0.002Languages: not verified

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
65.665.86666.266.466.666.8Jan 23Apr 23Jul 23Oct 23Jan 24Release dateMTEB Scandinavian · Bitext MiningE5 · DecE5 · Feb
65.665.86666.266.466.666.8Jan 23Jul 23Jan 24Release dateMTEB Scandinavian · Bitext MiningE5 · 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 Text Embedding Ada 002?›

On MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages), E5 Large v2 scores 66.7 vs 66.7 — about the same. It is 90% cheaper.

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?›

E5 Base v2 (cheaper), Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small (open weights).