pplx Embed v1 4B
Feb 2026
pplx Embed v1 4BCompare inon
pplx Embed v1 4B measured on 7 of 194 Embeddings benchmarks7
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Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+2%-67%$0.01Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 4.5 GBGBetterGeevec Embeddings 1.0unstated+15%——
OpenKaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511+9%——Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 7.1 GBCheaperQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpensame-33%$0.02Cheaperpplx Embed v1 0.6BOpen-6%-87%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+2%-67%$0.01Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 4.5 GBQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpensame-33%$0.02pplx Embed v1 0.6BOpen-6%-87%$0.004Qwen 3 Embedding 0.6BunstatedOpen-7%-67%$0.01
Jina Embeddings v5 Text NanounstatedOpen-9%-33%$0.02Max input: 33K tokens → 8K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GGeevec Embeddings 1.0unstated+15%——
Harrier OSS v1 27BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 16 GBKaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511Open+9%——Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 7.1 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
KaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511Open+9%——Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 7.1 GBOOcten Embedding 8BOpen+3%——Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 4.5 GBGGeevec Embeddings 1.0 LiteunstatedOpen+2%——Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+2%-67%$0.01Memory (4-bit): 2.4 GB → 4.5 GBHarrier OSS v1 0.6BunstatedOpen+2%——Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · 8-bit✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceMITfree for commercial use
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How much does pplx Embed v1 4B cost?›
$0.03 per 1M tokens.
Is pplx Embed v1 4B free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.03 per 1M tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is pplx Embed v1 4B, and what is it best at?›
#8 of 176 in Embeddings.
Is pplx Embed v1 4B better than Harrier OSS v1 0.6B?›
On MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages), pplx Embed v1 4B scores 69.7 vs 70.8 — lower.
When was pplx Embed v1 4B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-11. It is the current version in its line.
Is pplx Embed v1 4B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).
Can I run pplx Embed v1 4B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is pplx Embed v1 4B?›
pplx Embed v1 4B is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from perplexity-ai, released Feb 2026.
What are the best alternatives to pplx Embed v1 4B?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (cheaper), Geevec Embeddings 1.0 (better), KaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511 (open weights).