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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

OpenAI / text

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OpenAI embeddings model with developer-documented API access and version information.

Embeddings
availableClosed weightsEmbeddings
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 12 Oct 2026
6 of 18 specification fields collected
Context windowNot collectedAwaiting source review
Maximum outputNot collectedAwaiting source review
Input billingSee ratesOpenAI API
Output billingSee ratesPublished units and conditions below

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
Maximum output
Not collected
Input modalities
TextSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Output modalities
TextSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not collected
Batch processing
SupportedSource for Batch processing (opens in a new tab)
Fine-tuning
Not supportedSource for Fine-tuning (opens in a new tab)
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
Not collected
Supported API routes
v1/batch, v1/embeddingsSource for Supported API routes (opens in a new tab)
Snapshots and aliases
text-embedding-3-smallSource for Snapshots and aliases (opens in a new tab)

Aliases and pinned IDs listed by the developer. A snapshot date is not automatically the public release date.

Context caching
Not collected

See endpoint caching records. No verified support claim for this model.

Access & pricing

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

OpenAI API

Provider source (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
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Access
API account required. Model-specific permissions and rate limits apply.
Regions
Not collected

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 12 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
EmbeddingsCost1$0.021M tokens

Rate conditions

  1. Base published rate. Check the model-card pricing conditions and the request modality.
Pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Data & enterprise terms

API data controls and retention depend on endpoint and account configuration; consult the linked provider policy.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

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.

OpenAI API

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Not verified

Provider-side caching has not been verified for this endpoint. Missing documentation is not evidence that caching is unsupported.

How it works
Not collected
Minimum reusable input
Not collected
Lifetime & refresh
Not collected
How to enable it
Not collected
Usage fields
Not collected
Billing rules
Not collected
Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

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

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

Proprietary OpenAI release in the official hosted-model catalog. Explicit open-weight releases and unresolved routing aliases are excluded.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed