bge-base-en-v1.5

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API ID: baai/bge-base-en-v1.5-20251117

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Input Price
$0.0050
/1M tokens
Output Price
Free
/1M tokens

About bge-base-en-v1.5

BGE Base is BAAI's efficient embedding model, offering good semantic search capability. The model generates quality embeddings suitable for retrieval applications. BGE Base achieves competitive performance on embedding benchmarks. Its open weights enable self-hosting without API costs. For developers seeking efficient open-source embedding capability, BGE Base offers practical performance.

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Price Ranking
#547 lowest price among 950 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
512
Max Output
—
Release Date
2025-11-18
Capabilities
chat tool_use
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
embeddings

Best For

  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

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  • Image understanding (needs vision capability)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

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$0.00
/month
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$0.07
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with bge-base-en-v1.5 API

OpenAI-compatible SDK 
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="baai/bge-base-en-v1.5-20251117",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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