OpenAI text-embedding-3
OpenAI's latest embedding models with flexible dimensionality (256-3072). Available in large and small variants, balancing quality and cost for different use cases.
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$0.02-0.13 per 1M tokens
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Best general-purpose embeddings with flexible dimension tuning
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