OpenAI Text Embedding 3 (small)
OpenAI Text Embedding 3 (small)
Version: 1
OpenAILast updated October 2025
Text-embedding-3 series models are the latest and most capable embedding model from OpenAI.
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Source: OpenAI The text-embedding-3 models offer better average multi-language retrieval performance with the MIRACL benchmark while still maintaining performance for English tasks with the MTEB benchmark.

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Model Specifications
Context Length8191
LicenseCustom
Training DataSeptember 2021
Last UpdatedOctober 2025
Input TypeText
Output TypeEmbeddings
ProviderOpenAI
Languages1 Language