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e5-small

Ranked model from MTEB.

Updated Aug 18, 2026. Default version: e5-small

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LLMBoard Embedding Score38.8e5-small
Coverage85%5 benchmark families
Context window512Tokens
Official input priceN/AOfficial price unavailable

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e5-small Capability Profile

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e5-small LLMBoard score breakdown

e5-small Benchmark Results

Benchmark scores for e5-small.

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BenchmarkMTEB(eng, v2) Semantic SimilarityScore80.6%Rank108Participants207PercentileN/AEvidenceAEvaluatedAug 18, 2026
BenchmarkMTEB(eng, v2) RetrievalScore45.1%Rank132Participants208PercentileN/AEvidenceAEvaluatedAug 18, 2026
BenchmarkMTEB(eng, v2) ClassificationScore79.3%Rank151Participants253PercentileN/AEvidenceAEvaluatedAug 18, 2026
BenchmarkMTEB(eng, v2) ClusteringScore42.2%Rank153Participants213PercentileN/AEvidenceAEvaluatedAug 18, 2026
BenchmarkMTEB(eng, v2) RerankingScore44.5%Rank177Participants237PercentileN/AEvidenceAEvaluatedAug 18, 2026

e5-small Arena Results

Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.

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The default version does not have a matching Arena result yet.

e5-small Pricing

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e5-small Runtime Performance

Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for e5-small. Runtime does not affect the capability score.

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No provider-specific speed or latency record is linked to the default version yet.

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Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.

e5-small Specifications

Technical details for the model's default version.

Version
e5-small
Released
Feb 8, 2024
Knowledge cutoff
Unknown
Parameters
33M
Context window
512
Max output
N/A
Inputs
text
Outputs
embedding
Open weights
Yes
License
mit

e5-small Versions

Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.

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Versione5-smallReleasedFeb 8, 2024LLMBoard38.8Parameters33MContext512Max outputN/AOpen weightsYesLicensemit

e5-small vs nearby models

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What is e5-small?

Key information about e5-small and its available data.

Ranked model from MTEB.

Data as of 2026-08-17.

FAQ

Common questions about e5-small.

When was e5-small released?

e5-small's default version was released on Feb 8, 2024.

How much does e5-small cost?

No official standard PAYG price is currently available for e5-small.

Who created e5-small?

e5-small was created by Intfloat.

What is the context window for e5-small?

The default version has a 512 token context window.

Is e5-small open weight?

Yes. The default version is marked as open weight under mit.

How many API providers offer e5-small?

No provider offering is currently linked to the default version.

What models should I compare e5-small with?

Nearby ranked alternatives include all-MiniLM-L6-v2, moco-v3-vit-b, moco-v3-vit-l.