Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small

Feb 2026
Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small
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$0.05per 1M tokens
60.1MTEB English v2
Feb 2026released
1,024Dimensions
33K tokensMax input

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1Cohere Embed Multilingual v3.055.62Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF1655.43Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano55.14Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small54.95Most Embed De54.7

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Embeddings & Retrieval#21 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16Opensame-70%$0.015Memory (4-bit): 0.4 GB → 0.7 GBCheaperJina Embeddings v5 Text NanounstatedOpensame-60%$0.02Max input: 33K tokens → 8K tokensiCheaperMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen-2%-80%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 1K tokensiCheaperE5 Mistral 7B InstructunstatedOpen-4%-55%$0.022Memory (4-bit): 0.4 GB → 4.3 GBiCheaperMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen-15%-80%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 1K tokens

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 · English66.4#24
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English66.4#24
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English66.4#24
MTEB German v1 · Clustering · German41.3#5
MTEB German v1 · Classification · German86.4#6
MTEB German v1 · Pair Classification · German58.6#7
MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German54.9#4
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)90.9#11
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)48.2#20
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English1.3#29
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)60.9#21
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)31.8#2
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)87#21
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi79.8#17
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)47.8#33
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)48.1#23
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch42.7#21
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch63.1#17
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch86.1#7
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch30.9#79
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch81.2#13
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch90.2#32
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese21.3#51
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English42.5#36
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English1.3#29
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English1.3#29
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English1.3#29
MTEB Spanish v1 · STS · multilingual (2 languages)82.5#3
MTEB Spanish v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)56.7#6
MTEB Spanish v1 · Clustering · Spanish48.8#19
MTEB Spanish v1 · Classification · Spanish80.3#21
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai55.2#27
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai79.2#21
MTEB Thai v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)64.6#6
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)86#2
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian67.3#8
RTEB Finnish beta · Mean over tasks · English66.1#33
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)51.3#36
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German63.6#33
RTEB Health beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)62.3#25
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)56.4#27
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)53.4#19
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)78.8#8
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)64.9#20
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)69.7#38
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English1.3#29
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)42#2
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)65.7#16

FAQ

How much does Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small cost?›

$0.05 per 1M tokens.

Is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small free to use?›

There is no free API; it costs $0.05 per 1M tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

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

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

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

On MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German, Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small scores 54.9 vs 55.1 — about the same. It is 150% more expensive.

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

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

Is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small open source?›

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

Can I run Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small locally?›

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

What is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?›

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

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

Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 (cheaper).