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Multilingual E5 Small Ko

May 2025
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41.6MTEB Thai v1
May 2025released
384Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
en, koLanguages

Ranking?

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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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40Multilingual E5 Large Instruct46.641Multilingual E5 Small Ko46.642Bilingual Embedding Base46

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
iBetterMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen+15%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBOpenNemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16+19%—$0.015Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.7 GBBetterJina Embeddings v5 Text NanounstatedOpen+18%—$0.02Languages: not verifiediBetterE5 Mistral 7B InstructunstatedOpen+13%—$0.022Languages: loses ko+1BetterJina Embeddings v5 Text SmallunstatedOpen+18%—$0.05Languages: not verified+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
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German46.6#41
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French55.7#131
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)29.9#73
MTEB Korean v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)67.1#18
MTEB Korean v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (2 languages)64.5#15
MTEB Korean v2 · STS · Korean79.2#32
MTEB Korean v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)69.4#23
MTEB Korean v2 · Pair Classification · Korean58.4#21
MTEB Korean v2 · Reranking · Korean61.7#16
MTEB Korean v2 · Classification · Korean55.3#42
MTEB Korean v2 · Clustering · Korean62.7#14
MTEB Spanish v1 · Reranking · Spanish58.3#40
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai41.6#66

FAQ

How much does Multilingual E5 Small Ko cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: price not verified.

How good is Multilingual E5 Small Ko, and what is it best at?›

#62 of 191 in Embeddings.

Is Multilingual E5 Small Ko better than Multilingual E5 Large Instruct?›

On MTEB German v1 · Reranking · German, Multilingual E5 Small Ko scores 46.6 vs 46.6 — about the same.

When was Multilingual E5 Small Ko released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-05-11. It is the current version in its line.

Is Multilingual E5 Small Ko open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run Multilingual E5 Small Ko locally?›

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

What is Multilingual E5 Small Ko?›

Multilingual E5 Small Ko is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from dragonkue, released May 2025.

What are the best alternatives to Multilingual E5 Small Ko?›

Multilingual E5 Large (better), Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 (open weights).