Multilingual E5 Small is Microsoft's embedding model, available from 2 providers, starting at $0.015 / 1M input. A compact multilingual E5 embedding model for efficient cross-lingual semantic similarity and retrieval in resource-constrained settings.
Specifications
Canonical IDmicrosoft-e5-multilingual-small
TypeEmbedding
StatusActive
CreatorMicrosoftMicrosoft
Providers
Input ModalitiesText
Output ModalitiesEmbedding

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·

Pricing by Provider

ProviderStandardBatch
Input
$ / 1M
Input
$ / 1M
Google Gemini logo
Google Gemini
multilingual-e5-small-maas
$0.015$0.0070
Google Vertex AI logo
Google Vertex AI
multilingual-e5-small-maas
$0.015$0.0070

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Preset:

Versions

VersionReleasedContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
E5 Base V2$0.060$0.060Available
E5 Large V2Available
E5 Small V2Available
Multilingual E5 Small$0.015Current
E5 BaseAvailable
E5 LargeAvailable
Multilingual E5 BaseAvailable
Multilingual E5 Large$0.100$0.100Available
Multilingual E5 Large Instruct$0.025Available

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