Model · Cohere · Embeddings
Cohere Embed v3
Cohere's flagship embedding model. Strong multilingual coverage and built-in support for compressed (int8/binary) embeddings — useful for cost-sensitive RAG.
- Modality
- Embeddings
- License
- Proprietary (Proprietary)
- Context window
- 512 tokens
- Released
- November 2, 2023
- Last verified
- May 10, 2026
- Runs locally
- No
Strengths
- Compressed-embedding support (int8, binary) cuts storage cost
- Strong multilingual retrieval performance
- Available via AWS Bedrock
Weaknesses
- Closed weights
- Smaller context (512 tokens) than OpenAI embeddings
Try it
| Where | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cohere API | hosted-api | API key required |
| AWS Bedrock | hosted-api | Enterprise |
Official sources
- Embed docs docs
Change log
- — Initial entry.
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