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Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826

Aug 2026
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56.3MTEB English v2
Aug 2026released
1,024Dimensions
8K tokensMax input
en, ruLanguages

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1LCO Embedding Omni 7B39.72LGAI Embedding Preview38.93Gemini Embedding 00138.34ICT TIME And Querit Embedding v1385Giga Embeddings Instruct37.7
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40Nano Em1 0.6B v2.134.241Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 082634.142Mmlw E5 Large34.1

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Embeddings & Retrieval#48 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterEmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpen+10%—$0.002Max input: 8K tokens → 2K tokens+1aOpenLGAI Embedding Previewunstated+14%——Languages: loses ru+1iBetterE5 Mistral 7B InstructunstatedOpen+7%—$0.022Languages: loses ru+1BetterText Multilingual Embedding 002unstated+8%—$0.025Max input: 8K tokens → 2K tokens+1BetterGemini Embedding 001unstated+12%—$0.15Max input: 8K tokens → 2K tokens+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
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English47.2#22
CoIR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (9 languages)72.5#26
CoIR · Mean over task types · multilingual (9 languages)72.5#26
CoIR · Retrieval · multilingual (9 languages)72.5#26
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (15 languages)72.9#25
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (15 languages)72.9#25
MTEB Code v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (15 languages)72.9#25
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over tasks · Russian71#5
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over task types · Russian68.4#6
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Classification · Russian75.2#6
MTEB Russian v1.1 · STS · Russian73.8#22
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Reranking · Russian70.7#7
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian63.3#17
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian64.8#18
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Retrieval · Russian76.2#8
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian54.8#5

FAQ

How much does Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 free to use?›

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

How good is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826, and what is it best at?›

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

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 better than Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1?›

On MTEB English v2 · Summarization · English, Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 scores 34.1 vs 34.2 — about the same.

When was Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-08-10. It is the current version in its line.

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 locally?›

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

What is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826?›

Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from ai-sage, released Aug 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826?›

EmbeddingGemma 300M (better), LGAI Embedding Preview (open weights).