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text-embedding-ada-002 vs text-embedding-3-small

Compare text-embedding-ada-002 by OpenAI and text-embedding-3-small by OpenAI. See detailed specifications, pricing, and capabilities side-by-side.

Quick Overview

text-embedding-ada-002

OpenAI

8K tokens context • $0.10 / Free per 1M tokens

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text-embedding-3-small

OpenAI

8K tokens context • $0.02 / Free per 1M tokens

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Detailed Comparison

Specification
text-embedding-ada-002
text-embedding-3-small
Provider
OpenAI
OpenAI
Context Window
8K tokens
8K tokens
Max Output Tokens
2K tokens
2K tokens
Input Pricing (per 1M tokens)
$0.10
$0.02
Output Pricing (per 1M tokens)
Free
Free
Release Date
Dec 2022
Jan 2024

Capabilities

Capability
text-embedding-ada-002
text-embedding-3-small
Text Generation

Which Model Should You Choose?

Choose text-embedding-ada-002 if:

  • • You need a larger context window

Choose text-embedding-3-small if:

  • • Cost efficiency is a priority