Gemini Embedding 001

Jul 2025
Retires May 14, 2028Move toGemini Embedding 2Newer version
Gemini Embedding 001
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$0.15per 1M tokens
64.4MTEB English v2
Jul 2025released
3,072Dimensions
2K tokensMax input
en, Estonian, es +106Languages

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1Harrier OSS v1 27B38.12Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 082634.23Giga Embeddings Instruct 10B A1.8B 0826344KaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 251131.65EmbeddingGemma 230.9
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8BidirLM Omni 2.5B Embedding28.69Gemini Embedding 0012810Harrier OSS v1 0.6B27.7

Strong at

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Embeddings & Retrieval#10 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VCheaperVoyage 3.5unstated-18%-60%$0.06Languages: not verifiedBetterHarrier OSS v1 27BOpen+36%——Languages: loses Frisian, Cebuano, Corsican +22CheaperText Embedding 3 Largeunstated-19%-13%$0.13Languages: not verifiedCheaperQwen 3 Embedding 0.6BunstatedOpen-19%-93%$0.01Languages: not verifiedtCheaperGte LargeunstatedOpen-21%-93%$0.01Max input: 2K tokens → 1K tokens+1

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English5.2#12
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)21.3#16
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)48.5#18
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)61.9#15
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)89.8#20
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French65#33
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)62.9#4
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)89.3#2
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi82.7#7
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)47.2#28
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch92.7#2
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese28#9
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English46.1#26
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English5.2#12
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English5.2#12
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English5.2#12
MTEB Spanish v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)72#4
MTEB Spanish v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (2 languages)72#5
MTEB Spanish v1 · STS · multilingual (2 languages)83#1
MTEB Spanish v1 · Clustering · Spanish54.2#9
MTEB Spanish v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)62.1#1
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish74.5#14
MTEB Spanish v1 · Reranking · Spanish64.1#4
MTEB Spanish v1 · Classification · Spanish93.8#4
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai84.4#8
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai49.2#41
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Classification · multilingual (6 languages)72.4#7
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)77.2#1
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)72.6#29
CoIR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (9 languages)73.9#24
CoIR · Mean over task types · multilingual (9 languages)73.9#24
CoIR · Retrieval · multilingual (9 languages)73.9#24
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (15 languages)76#16
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (15 languages)76#16
MTEB Code v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (15 languages)76#16
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian63.9#23
RTEB Finnish beta · Mean over tasks · English77.9#17
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)58.4#15
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German65.5#29
RTEB Health beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)66.5#14
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)58.5#24
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)68.4#9
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)59.6#8
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)54.6#14
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)79.4#6
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)71.8#10
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)67.7#11
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)29.2#11
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)79.3#11
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English5.2#12
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)65.6#19
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)83.6#10

FAQ

How much does Gemini Embedding 001 cost?›

$0.15 per 1M tokens.

Is Gemini Embedding 001 free to use?›

There is no free API; it costs $0.15 per 1M tokens.

How good is Gemini Embedding 001, and what is it best at?›

#10 of 200 in Embeddings. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.

Is Gemini Embedding 001 better than BidirLM Omni 2.5B Embedding?›

On MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese, Gemini Embedding 001 scores 28 vs 28.6 — about the same.

When was Gemini Embedding 001 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-07-14. It has been superseded by Gemini Embedding 2.

Is Gemini Embedding 001 open source?›

No, Gemini Embedding 001 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Harrier OSS v1 27B.

What is Gemini Embedding 001?›

Gemini Embedding 001 is a closed embeddings & retrieval model from Google, released Jul 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Gemini Embedding 001?›

Voyage 3.5 (cheaper), Harrier OSS v1 27B (better).