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Cohere Embed v3

Name: Cohere Embed v3
Rating: 6

Cohere's enterprise embedding API — multilingual with a compression endpoint, API-only.

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About

Cohere Embed v3 (2023, Cohere) is the enterprise embedding API: multilingual (100+ languages), with input-type optimization (separate modes for search queries, documents, classification) and a companion Rerank API that pairs naturally.

Closed and commercial: API-only, no weights. Cohere's enterprise posture (SOC 2, VPC deployment, North for AI) makes this the compliance-friendly commercial choice. A 2023 API in a 2026 field — the lineup has advanced (Embed 4), so verify the current generation for new builds. For regulated industries that need a vendor with enterprise controls, Cohere remains a top answer; for raw quality-per-dollar, evaluate Voyage and OpenAI too.

Specs

Context window

512 tokens (verify current spec for v4)

Pricing

Commercial API pricing per token (see cohere.com); verify current rates.

Free quota

Free trial API key with rate limits; verify current allowance.

API access

Cohere API; Rerank companion API.

Weights

Closed — API only

Released

November 2, 2023

Benchmarks

Provider-claimed: strong multilingual MTEB — treat as provider-claimed. Independent: solid enterprise reception.

Provider-reported unless a source says otherwise. Benchmarks are marketing-adjacent by nature — treat them as directional.

Use cases

ragsearchsemantic-searchenterprise-searchmultilingual

Trust score — 6/10

/10 trustMetrics-checked

Scored 6/10 (metrics tier). The enterprise-friendly commercial embedding with strong multilingual coverage and a natural Rerank pairing. Docked four points: (1) closed API-only; (2) 2023-era — verify the current v4 generation for new builds; (3) benchmark claims are provider-reported; (4) 512-token context on v3. For compliance-sensitive enterprise RAG.

How the trust score is built

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Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers: 8.0/10
Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load: 4.0/10
Openness · license + docs: 4.5/10
Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check: 6.0/10

· provider-tier estimate — thinner evidence (no public adoption metric)
· enterprise embedding API with Rerank pairing; no public adoption metric
· released 1076 days ago
· manual review: compliance-friendly enterprise choice; 2023-era, verify v4 for new builds; license: proprietary — API only, no weights