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E5 Small v2

Feb 2024
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48.5MTEB English v2
Feb 2024released
384Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
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Rankingconfiguration unstated?

Full ranking →
1Qwen 3 Embedding 4B89.92Qwen 3 Embedding 8B89.83Alpha Sts v087.64F2LLM v2 14B86.65F2LLM v2 8B86
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69Bge Large En v1.534.770E5 Small v234.271All Mpnet Base v233.7

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Embeddings & Retrieval#114 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterBge Base En v1.5unstatedOpen+37%—$0.005Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 0.1 GBOpenQwen 3 Embedding 4Bunstated×2.6—$0.02Languages: not verified+1iBetterE5 Base v2unstatedOpen+17%—$0.005Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 0.1 GBsBetterAll MiniLM L12 v2unstatedOpen+13%—$0.005Max input: 1K tokens → 0K tokensBetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen×2.6—$0.01Languages: not verified+1

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

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
BEIR · Mean over tasks · English49#112
BEIR · Mean over task types · English49#112
BEIR · Retrieval · English49#112
ChemTEB · Mean over tasks · multilingual (13 languages)67.9#40
ChemTEB · Mean over task types · multilingual (13 languages)47.8#36
ChemTEB · Classification · English79.9#36
ChemTEB · Retrieval · English73.3#17
ChemTEB · Pair Classification · multilingual (13 languages)52.4#43
ChemTEB · Clustering · English33.4#36
ChemTEB · Bitext Mining · English0.1#33
MTEB Persian v2 · Reranking · Persian25.9#118
JMTEB v2 · Clustering · Japanese20.5#90
JMTEB v2 · STS · Japanese63.7#87
LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English40.7#66
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English40.7#66
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English40.7#66
MTEB German v1 · Mean over tasks · German40.3#56
MTEB German v1 · Mean over task types · German39.1#57
MTEB German v1 · Clustering · German23.2#98
MTEB German v1 · Retrieval · German36.7#60
MTEB German v1 · Classification · German50.2#90
MTEB German v1 · STS · German51.6#74
MTEB German v1 · Pair Classification · German48.4#152
MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German24.6#84
MTEB Europe v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (29 languages)47.4#42
MTEB Europe v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (29 languages)41.4#42
MTEB Europe v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (25 languages)42.6#63
MTEB Europe v1 · STS · multilingual (8 languages)66.4#49
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)40.3#117
MTEB Europe v1 · Classification · multilingual (23 languages)50.6#83
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)34.2#121
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English-2.9#159
MTEB Europe v1 · Pair Classification · multilingual (11 languages)84#72
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)48.5#125
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)9#131
MTEB French v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)47.7#60
MTEB French v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (2 languages)49.6#59
MTEB French v1 · STS · French71.5#54
MTEB French v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)35.4#78
MTEB French v1 · Reranking · French63#95
MTEB French v1 · Clustering · French38.7#76
MTEB French v1 · Classification · French53.3#82
MTEB French v1 · Summarization · French29.7#95
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French55.1#142
MTEB Indic v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (25 languages)34.2#72
MTEB Indic v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (25 languages)24.3#79
MTEB Indic v1 · Classification · multilingual (8 languages)44.9#74
MTEB Indic v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (14 languages)15.5#92
MTEB Indic v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (20 languages)4.8#94
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)44.8#143
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi54.2#122
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)2.2#153
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)3.8#127
MTEB Korean v2 · STS · Korean34.2#70
MTEB Korean v2 · Reranking · Korean7.4#120
MTEB Korean v2 · Classification · Korean23#81
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over tasks · Dutch39.9#84
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over task types · Dutch48.2#81
MTEB Dutch v1 · Classification · Dutch47.8#87
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch20.2#97
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch37.3#83
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch63.4#79
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch29#99
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch59.3#109
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch80.2#115
MTEB Polish v1 · Pair Classification · Polish68.1#75
MTEB Polish v1 · Classification · Polish42.6#80
MTEB Polish v1 · STS · Polish56.2#72
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese17.7#154
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (3 languages)39.3#94
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (3 languages)39.3#94
MTEB Law v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)39.3#94
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (10 languages)38.6#73
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (10 languages)32.4#79
MTEB Medical v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (10 languages)41.5#75
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English33.2#162
MTEB Medical v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese22.6#120
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English-2.9#159
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English-2.9#159
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English-2.9#159
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish59#120
MTEB Spanish v1 · STS · multilingual (2 languages)65.7#49
MTEB Spanish v1 · Clustering · Spanish39.6#87
MTEB Spanish v1 · Reranking · Spanish39.1#76
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai3.2#171
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai51.5#144
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Clustering · multilingual (2 languages)29#122
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Classification · multilingual (6 languages)49.1#86
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)65.4#87
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over tasks · Russian26.4#76
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over task types · Russian26.9#75
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Classification · Russian30.8#110
MTEB Russian v1.1 · STS · Russian43.5#94
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Reranking · Russian23.8#106
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian13.8#140
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian45.5#184
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Retrieval · Russian4.2#80
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian26.8#101
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)20#129
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German19.7#126
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)31#137
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)44.5#70
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)38#69
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)48.1#102
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)37.5#123
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)59.9#79
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)72.1#112
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)39.4#97
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)28#105
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English-2.9#159
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)15.1#132
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)44.4#116

FAQ

How much does E5 Small v2 cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: API price not public.

Is E5 Small v2 free to use?›

There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

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

#114 of 200 in Embeddings.

Is E5 Small v2 better than Bge Large En v1.5?›

On MTEB Korean v2 · STS · Korean, E5 Small v2 scores 34.2 vs 34.7 — about the same.

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

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

Is E5 Small v2 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run E5 Small v2 locally?›

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

What is E5 Small v2?›

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

What are the best alternatives to E5 Small v2?›

Bge Base En v1.5 (better), Qwen 3 Embedding 4B (open weights).