Gemini Embedding 2 Preview
Mar 2026
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Gemini Embedding 2 Preview measured on 8 of 195 Multimodal benchmarks8
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No benchmark matches
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperCohere Embed v4.0×2.7-40%$0.12
BetterJina Embeddings v5 Omni NanounstatedOpen×2.2-90%$0.02tOpenTopk Embed v1 Small×3.2——CheaperJina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05CheaperJina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Cohere Embed v4.0×2.7-40%$0.12Jina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05Jina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05Jina Embeddings v5 Omni NanounstatedOpen×2.2-90%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Jina Embeddings v5 Omni NanounstatedOpen×2.2-90%$0.02Jina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05Jina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05Cohere Embed v4.0×2.7-40%$0.12tTopk Embed v1 SmallOpen×3.2——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
tTopk Embed v1 SmallOpen×3.2——tTopk Embed v1 XsmallOpen×3.2——Jina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05Jina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen×2.4-75%$0.05Jina Embeddings v5 Omni NanounstatedOpen×2.2-90%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
EmbeddingGemma 2unstatedOpenn/a—$0.02Gemini Embedding 2n/a—$0.20Siglip Base Patch16 224Openn/a——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensSiglip Base Patch16 256Openn/a——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensSiglip Base Patch16 256 MultilingualOpenn/a——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensSiglip Base Patch16 384Openn/a——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensSiglip Base Patch16 512Openn/a——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensSiglip Large Patch16 256Openn/a——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensAll Google models →Benchmarks
in Embeddings & RetrievalFAQ
How much does Gemini Embedding 2 Preview cost?›
$0.20 per 1M tokens.
Is Gemini Embedding 2 Preview free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.20 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Gemini Embedding 2 Preview, and what is it best at?›
#8 of 8 in Multimodal.
Is Gemini Embedding 2 Preview better than E5 Base 4K?›
On RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German, Gemini Embedding 2 Preview scores 26.4 vs 26.9 — about the same.
How can I use Gemini Embedding 2 Preview?›
Through the Google API.
When was Gemini Embedding 2 Preview released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-03-10. It is the current version in its line.
Is Gemini Embedding 2 Preview open source?›
No, Gemini Embedding 2 Preview is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Topk Embed v1 Small.
What is Gemini Embedding 2 Preview?›
Gemini Embedding 2 Preview is a closed embeddings & retrieval model from Google, released Mar 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini Embedding 2 Preview?›
Cohere Embed v4.0 (cheaper), Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Nano (better), Topk Embed v1 Small (open weights).