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Cohere / Original representation

Small Embed (20220217)

Dated Cohere representation model announced in February 2022. Its API accepted longer text by splitting it and averaging the resulting embeddings.

Embeddings
historicalClosed weightsEmbeddings
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 14 Oct 2026
7 of 20 specification fields collected
Input token limit1K1,024 tokens
Maximum outputNot collectedAwaiting source review
Input billingNot collectedCohere Embed API (historical version)
Output billingNot collectedNo inferred price

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Maximum input tokens
1,024 tokensSource for Maximum input tokens (opens in a new tab)

API-accepted text length. This is not proof of a 1024-token unchunked neural context window.

Maximum output
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Input modalities
TextSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Output modalities
EmbeddingsSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)
Reasoning
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Tool calling
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Structured output
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Streaming
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Batch processing
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Fine-tuning
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Context caching
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Knowledge cutoff
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Release date
2022-02-22Source for Release date (opens in a new tab)

Provider announcement date. The selector is dated 20220217; that suffix is preserved without treating it as a separately verified public launch date.

Parameters
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Architecture
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Languages
Not collected

Exact-version evidence not collected; later family specifications are not inherited.

Release identity
Dated Embed selector: small-20220217Source for Release identity (opens in a new tab)

The Embed namespace distinguishes this from generation models using the same size word. The encoded date is not automatically the announcement date.

Recommended prompt tokens
Below 128 tokensSource for Recommended prompt tokens (opens in a new tab)

Performance recommendation, distinct from the accepted input ceiling.

Document chunking
Text longer than 128 tokens is split; embeddings for the parts are averaged and returned.Source for Document chunking (opens in a new tab)

The source does not specify overlap, internal architecture or vector dimensions.

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

Cohere Embed API (historical version)

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
small-20220217

Original documented selector; later routing may return a different model.

Access
Historical Embed selector. The original representation version is not assumed callable through today’s Embed API.
Regions
Not collected

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Retention, training use, regional processing and enterprise terms have not been summarized for this endpoint.

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

Cohere Embed API (historical version)

small-20220217
Not verified

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

How it works
Not collected

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

How to enable it
Not collected

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

Usage fields
Not collected

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

Billing rules
Not collected

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No historical version-specific cache policy verified.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Caching reviewed 14 Oct 2026

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Historical distribution inference: the original provider announcement identifies this dated model as a Cohere API/Playground offering and distinguishes it from earlier versions. Reviewed distribution evidence offers managed access, not downloadable original weights. Public tokenizers or later public Command R/A weights do not establish an open release of this original version.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Lifecycle dates

Version announced22 Feb 2022Source (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed