Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano

Feb 2026
Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano
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$0.02per 1M tokens
58.8MTEB English v2
Feb 2026released
768Dimensions
8K tokensMax input

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1Uibk Embedding v191.52GTE ModernColBERT v190.63UltraBERT Embed 150M79.34Voyage Multilingual 279.25Voyage Law 278.8
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31Snowflake Arctic Embed L v2.063.732Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano63.732Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Nano63.7

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Embeddings & Retrieval#32 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperBge M3unstatedOpen-7%-50%$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBVBetterVoyage 3 Liteunstated+12%same$0.02DOpenUibk Embedding v1unstated+44%——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensBetterJina Embeddings v5 Text SmallunstatedOpen+4%+150%$0.05Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.4 GBVBetterVoyage 3unstated+16%+200%$0.06

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
LicenceCC BY-NC 4.0no commercial use

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English63.7#32
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English63.7#32
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English63.7#32
MTEB German v1 · Mean over tasks · German64.8#5
MTEB German v1 · Mean over task types · German62.2#4
MTEB German v1 · Clustering · German41#7
MTEB German v1 · Retrieval · German57.6#7
MTEB German v1 · Classification · German85.4#8
MTEB German v1 · STS · German78.1#1
MTEB German v1 · Pair Classification · German56.2#14
MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German55.1#3
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)90.1#16
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)48#22
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English0#58
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)60#33
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)30.8#4
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French66.7#19
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)86.4#29
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi78.8#22
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)41.4#48
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)44.7#30
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over tasks · Dutch56.1#29
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over task types · Dutch63.6#22
MTEB Dutch v1 · Classification · Dutch53.4#68
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch42.1#22
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch62.4#19
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch86.4#4
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch30.9#81
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch81#14
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch88.8#47
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese20.7#61
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English41.4#45
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English0#58
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English0#58
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English0#58
MTEB Spanish v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)66.8#10
MTEB Spanish v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (2 languages)66.7#10
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish74.5#16
MTEB Spanish v1 · STS · multilingual (2 languages)81.7#4
MTEB Spanish v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)56.3#8
MTEB Spanish v1 · Clustering · Spanish49.1#14
MTEB Spanish v1 · Reranking · Spanish63.7#7
MTEB Spanish v1 · Classification · Spanish74.7#24
MTEB Thai v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)63.5#12
MTEB Thai v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (2 languages)63.8#11
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai57#19
MTEB Thai v1 · Classification · Thai64.2#18
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai78.8#24
MTEB Thai v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)64.4#8
MTEB Thai v1 · Reranking · Thai54.4#16
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)86#4
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian64.6#19
RTEB Finnish beta · Mean over tasks · English64.8#35
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)50.1#42
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German57.8#47
RTEB Health beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)61.1#30
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)53.7#33
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)65.5#16
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)57.7#15
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)69.2#14
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)52.7#24
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)78.2#10
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)81.9#16
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)63.3#28
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)67.7#49
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English0#58
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)41.3#4
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)64.6#25

FAQ

How much does Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano cost?›

$0.02 per 1M tokens.

Is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano free to use?›

There is no free API; it costs $0.02 per 1M tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano, and what is it best at?›

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

Is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano better than Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Nano?›

On LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English, Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano scores 63.7 vs 63.7 — about the same. It is 0% more expensive.

When was Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-02-17. It is the current version in its line.

Is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (cc-by-nc-4.0 licence).

Can I run Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano locally?›

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

What is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano?›

Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from Jina AI, released Feb 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano?›

Bge M3 (cheaper), Voyage 3 Lite (better), Uibk Embedding v1 (open weights).