Flan T5 Large

Oct 2022
Older versionReplace withGemini Embedding 001Same lab, current
Flan T5 Large
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Ranking?

Retired models are left out of the current rankings.

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen×2.1—$0.01Languages: not verified+1OpenQwen 3 Embedding 4Bunstated×2.4—$0.02Languages: not verified+1BetterLlama Embed Nemotron 8BOpen×2.3——Languages: not verified+1OBetterOcten Embedding 8BOpen+88%——Languages: loses fr, de, Romanian+1MBetterEuler Legal Embedding v1Open+57%——Languages: loses fr, de, Romanian+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
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

Benchmarks

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Embeddings & Retrieval
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English4.7
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English4.7
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English4.7
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English4.7
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English4.7

FAQ

How much does Flan T5 Large cost?›

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

When was Flan T5 Large released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2022-10-21. It is retired.

Is Flan T5 Large open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run Flan T5 Large locally?›

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

What is Flan T5 Large?›

Flan T5 Large is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from Google, released Oct 2022.

What are the best alternatives to Flan T5 Large?›

Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Qwen 3 Embedding 4B (open weights).