Embed Multilingual v3.0 vs Mistral Embed: price, context and capabilities

Choose Mistral Embed for very long inputs and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.

In short

  • A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
  • Mistral Embed reads more per request: 8k tokens against 512.
  • Mistral Embed is the newer model (December 2023, against November 2023).

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Which should you choose?

Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.

Very long inputs

Choose Mistral Embed

Mistral Embed reads up to 8k tokens per request, against 512 for Embed Multilingual v3.0.

Latest release

Choose Mistral Embed

Mistral Embed is the newer release (December 2023, against November 2023 for Embed Multilingual v3.0).

Specifications side by side

Embed Multilingual v3.0Mistral Embed
ProviderCohereMistral AI
CategoryEmbeddingsEmbeddings
StatusLegacyGenerally available
Headline priceNo dataNo data
Context window5128k
Max outputNo dataNo data
ReleasedNovember 2023December 2023
Knowledge cutoffNo dataNo data
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
CapabilitiesNo dataNo data
API model idembed-multilingual-v3.0mistral-embed-2312

Frequently asked questions

Should I choose Embed Multilingual v3.0 or Mistral Embed?

Choose Mistral Embed for very long inputs and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.

Which is cheaper, Embed Multilingual v3.0 or Mistral Embed?

A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.

Which has the larger context window, Embed Multilingual v3.0 or Mistral Embed?

Mistral Embed reads more per request: 8k tokens against 512.

What is the difference between Embed Multilingual v3.0 and Mistral Embed?

Embed Multilingual v3.0 is made by Cohere and Mistral Embed by Mistral AI. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Mistral Embed reads more per request: 8k tokens against 512. Mistral Embed is the newer model (December 2023, against November 2023).

Which is newer, Embed Multilingual v3.0 or Mistral Embed?

Mistral Embed was released on December 2023 and Embed Multilingual v3.0 on November 2023.