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

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1F2LLM v2 14B72.62F2LLM v2 8B71.13F2LLM v2 4B69.94F2LLM v2 1.7B67.25Bge M366.16Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small64.67Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Small64.5

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Embeddings & Retrieval#21 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperBge M3unstatedOpen+2%-80%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 8K tokenscBetterF2LLM v2 14BunstatedOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 0.4 GB → 8.4 GBcOpenF2LLM v2 8Bunstated+10%——Memory (4-bit): 0.4 GB → 4.5 GBCheaperJina Embeddings v5 Text NanounstatedOpensame-60%$0.02Max input: 33K tokens → 8K tokensiCheaperMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen-2%-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
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Mean over tasks · Mandarin Chinese63.6#23
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Mean over task types · Mandarin Chinese64.2#23
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · STS · Mandarin Chinese54.8#34
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Clustering · Mandarin Chinese60.2#32
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese66.4#38
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Retrieval · Mandarin Chinese70#49
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Classification · Mandarin Chinese63.3#38
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Pair Classification · Mandarin Chinese70.7#45
MTEB Persian v2 · Pair Classification · Persian83.4#16
MTEB Persian v2 · Clustering · Persian69.5#3
MTEB Persian v2 · STS · Persian80#10
MTEB Persian v2 · Bitext Mining · Persian57.4#23
JMTEB v2 · Clustering · Japanese51.8#30
JMTEB v2 · STS · Japanese82.5#28
LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English66.4#24
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English66.4#24
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English66.4#24
MTEB German v1 · Classification · German86.4#6
MTEB German v1 · Pair Classification · German58.6#10
MTEB German v1 · Clustering · German41.3#5
MTEB German v1 · Retrieval · German57.3#8
MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German54.9#4
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English1.3#29
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)31.8#2
MTEB Europe v1 · STS · multilingual (8 languages)81.7#3
MTEB Europe v1 · Pair Classification · multilingual (11 languages)91.5#7
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)48.2#20
MTEB Europe v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (25 languages)63.5#11
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)60.9#21
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)90.9#11
MTEB French v1 · Reranking · French86.5#6
MTEB French v1 · Summarization · French29#129
MTEB Indic v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (20 languages)70.5#25
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)47.8#33
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)87#21
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi79.8#17
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)48.1#23
MTEB Korean v2 · Clustering · Korean74.4#6
MTEB Korean v2 · STS · Korean87.5#4
MTEB Korean v2 · Classification · Korean33.3#69
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch63.1#17
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch30.9#80
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch86.1#7
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch42.7#21
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch90.2#32
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch81.2#14
MTEB Polish v1 · Clustering · Polish49.5#5
MTEB Polish v1 · Pair Classification · Polish86.9#12
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese21.3#51
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English42.5#36
MTEB Medical v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese83.4#42
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#4
MTEB Spanish v1 · Clustering · Spanish48.8#19
MTEB Spanish v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)56.7#6
MTEB Spanish v1 · Classification · Spanish80.3#40
MTEB Thai v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)64.6#6
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai79.2#21
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai55.2#27
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)68#23
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Clustering · multilingual (2 languages)51.9#7
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)86#2
VN-MTEB Vietnamese v1 · Reranking · Vietnamese67.5#5
VN-MTEB Vietnamese v1 · Pair Classification · Vietnamese84.6#6
VN-MTEB Vietnamese v1 · Clustering · Vietnamese52.7#7
VN-MTEB Vietnamese v1 · STS · Vietnamese85.9#1
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian61.3#24
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian41.7#24
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian67.3#8
RTEB Finnish beta · Mean over tasks · English66.1#37
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)51.3#38
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German63.6#36
RTEB Health beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)62.3#26
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)56.4#32
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 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)42#2
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)69.7#38
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English1.3#29
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 Bge M3?›

On MTEB Thai v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages), Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small scores 64.6 vs 66.1 — lower. It is 400% 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?›

Bge M3 (cheaper), F2LLM v2 14B (better), F2LLM v2 8B (open weights).