All-MiniLM 2 L6 is Microsoft's embedding model. A lightweight 6-layer MiniLM sentence embedding model optimized for fast semantic similarity and sentence-pair tasks.
Specifications
Canonical IDmicrosoft-all-minilm-2-l6
TypeEmbedding
StatusActive
CreatorMicrosoftMicrosoft
Input ModalitiesText
Output ModalitiesEmbedding
Parameters0.02B
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Capabilities

Input1/5
Text
Image·
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text·
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding
Capabilities0/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling·
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs·
Native JSON Schema·
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·

Versions

VersionReleasedContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
All-MiniLM 2 L6Current
All-MiniLM 2 L12Available

Model IDs