Latest release
Choose text-embedding-3-small
text-embedding-3-small is the newer release (January 2024, against December 2023 for Mistral Embed).
Mistral Embed vs text-embedding-3-small: price, context and capabilities
Choose text-embedding-3-small for 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.
- text-embedding-3-small reads more per request: 8k tokens against 8k.
- text-embedding-3-small is the newer model (January 2024, against December 2023).
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Specifications side by side
| Mistral Embed | text-embedding-3-small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | OpenAI |
| Category | Embeddings | Embeddings |
| Status | Generally available | Generally available |
| Headline price | No data | $0.02 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 8k | 8k |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | December 2023 | January 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | No data | No data |
| API model id | mistral-embed-2312 | text-embedding-3-small |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-small?
Choose text-embedding-3-small for the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-small?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
Which has the larger context window, Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-small?
text-embedding-3-small reads more per request: 8k tokens against 8k.
What is the difference between Mistral Embed and text-embedding-3-small?
Mistral Embed is made by Mistral AI and text-embedding-3-small by OpenAI. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. text-embedding-3-small reads more per request: 8k tokens against 8k. text-embedding-3-small is the newer model (January 2024, against December 2023).
Which is newer, Mistral Embed or text-embedding-3-small?
text-embedding-3-small was released on January 2024 and Mistral Embed on December 2023.