Embedding Model Cost Comparison: OpenAI vs Self-Service

text-embedding-3-small vs text-embedding-3-large
Complete Comparison: 1,000,000 input tokens × 1,000 output tokens
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Complete comparison of pricing, performance, and capabilities for 2 leading AI models .

Comparison Criteria text-embedding-3-small
OpenAI
text-embedding-3-large
OpenAI
Input Parameters Applied
Input Tokens 1,000,000 1,000,000
Output Tokens 1,000 1,000
Calculation Results
Input Cost $2.000000 $2.000000
Output Cost $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01) $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01)
Unit Cost (Audio/OCR) $0.000000 $0.000000
Service Fees $0.000000 $0.000000
Total Cost $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01) $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01)
Processing Time 35 minutes, 42.00 seconds 35 minutes, 42.00 seconds
Tokens per Second 500 500
Time to First Token 200ms 200ms
Cost per 1K tokens $0.002010 (rounded ~ 0.00) $0.002010 (rounded ~ 0.00)
Tokens per Dollar 497,515 497,515
Cost per 1 Million Tokens
Input Cost / 1M (Base) $2.000000 $2.000000
Output Cost / 1M (Base) $12.000000 $12.000000
Input Cost / 1M (Optimized) $2.000000
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
$2.000000
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
Output Cost / 1M (Optimized) $12.000000
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
$12.000000
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
Capabilities
Caching Support ✗ Not Supported ✗ Not Supported
Batch API Support ✗ Not Supported ✗ Not Supported
Fine-Tuning Mode Standard Standard
Research Mode Not Enabled Not Enabled
Thinking Enabled Not Enabled Not Enabled
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ℹ️ Note: Calculation represents bulk volume across multiple requests; single-request limit is 32,768 tokens.

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Text Embedding 3 Small
OtherMax Context: 32,768 tokens
Input: $2.000000 / 1M
Output: $12.000000 / 1M

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Provider-specific multipliers applied after all calculations
Enable for Haiku 4.5 hard cap bypass
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Number of requests (max 1M). Summary view auto-enabled >10k.
Multiply total cost by quantity for project budgeting
$2.012000Total Cost
$2.000000Input Cost
$0.012000Output Cost
$0.000000Unit Cost
$0.000000Search Cost
$0.000000Request Fee
$0.000000Tool Fee
$0.000000Code Execution
1,001,000Total Tokens
$0.002010Cost per 1K
497,515Tokens per $

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Calculate Processing Speed

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35m 42sProcessing Time
500Tokens/Second
200msTime to First Token
467Effective Speed

Model Comparison

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Model Information

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🔄 Advanced Options

⚡ Optimization
0%
Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data (Pro: $4.50/1M/hr, Flash: $1.00/1M/hr)
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after (reset at 00:00 UTC)
🧠 Specialized Modes
Enable Thinking Mode (Google models)
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate, disabled by default)
Adaptive thinking token estimation for DeepSeek models
30% output surcharge (Vertex AI priority)
Billed at output rate × reasoning multiplier
Global 2x multiplier for priority processing
Enable Reasoning/Thinking Mode (DeepSeek R1, Grok Deep Reason)
Enable Agentic Swarm
🔧 Automated Service Fees
Enable for DeepSeek V4 ($0.01 per 1M tokens)
Enable code execution (adds $0.05 flat fee)
$0.01 per query (auto-applied based on Search Queries input)
🤖 xAI Agent Tools (Unified $5.00/1k)
Real-time X data access calls
Standard internet search calls
Python sandbox execution calls (overrides flat fee if set)
📚 xAI RAG Tools (Unified $2.50/1k)
File search tool access
Collections/RAG knowledge base access - aggregated with File Search at $2.50/1k
ℹ️ Updated xAI Tool Pricing: Agent tools (web, X, code) at $5.00/1k calls. RAG tools (collections, file) at $2.50/1k calls. Integer code_execution_calls overrides boolean.
🎤 Realtime Audio & Deep Research
Enable Deep Research ($2.00/$8.00 rates)
Session length for billing ($0.01 per minute, rounded up)
Active speech time within session
📄 Mistral AI - Unit-Based Options
Number of pages to process with OCR (tiered pricing auto-applied)
Enable HTML table reconstruction surcharge
Duration-based audio processing (not token-based)
Enable speaker diarization (Voxtral models only)
Enable context biasing (Voxtral models only)
🔬 Research & Citation
Enable research tier pricing ($2.00/$8.00 + $0.005/query)
Enable reasoning with 1,000 token floor ($0.015 min)
Fee per source cited when research mode is enabled
⚙️ Performance Tuning
Low = Fast
High = Creative
📊 Advanced Cost Breakdown
📊 Multiple Models Detected: This page contains data for 2 models. See the detailed comparison table above, and switch between models using tabs below.

text-embedding-3-small OpenAI

$2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01)
Total Cost
⚠️ Note: Calculation represents bulk volume across multiple requests; single-request limit is 32,768 tokens.
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Vision/Images
✗ Not Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✗ Not Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
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Batch API
✗ Not Available
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Caching
✗ Not Available

💰 Total Cost Calculation

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01) Input: $2.000000
Output: $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01)
Optimized Cost $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01) Input: $2.000000
Output: $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01)
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Detailed Cost Analysis

For 1,000,000 input tokens and 1,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $2.000000
  • Output Cost: $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01)
  • Unit Cost: $0.000000
  • Service Fees: $0.000000
  • Total Cost: $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.002010 (rounded ~ 0.00)
  • Tokens per dollar: 497,515 tokens
  • Context Window: 32768 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 500 tokens per second and 200ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 35 minutes, 42.00 seconds
  • Latency: 200 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 500 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 467 tokens/second

Best Use Cases

Semantic searchRAGDocument retrieval

text-embedding-3-large OpenAI

$2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01)
Total Cost
⚠️ Note: Calculation represents bulk volume across multiple requests; single-request limit is 32,768 tokens.
👁️
Vision/Images
✗ Not Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✗ Not Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✗ Not Available
⚡
Caching
✗ Not Available

💰 Total Cost Calculation

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01) Input: $2.000000
Output: $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01)
Optimized Cost $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01) Input: $2.000000
Output: $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01)
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Detailed Cost Analysis

For 1,000,000 input tokens and 1,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $2.000000
  • Output Cost: $0.012000 (rounded ~ 0.01)
  • Unit Cost: $0.000000
  • Service Fees: $0.000000
  • Total Cost: $2.012000 (rounded ~ 2.01)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.002010 (rounded ~ 0.00)
  • Tokens per dollar: 497,515 tokens
  • Context Window: 32768 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 500 tokens per second and 200ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 35 minutes, 42.00 seconds
  • Latency: 200 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 500 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 467 tokens/second

Best Use Cases

Semantic searchRAGDocument retrieval

Vector Embedding Cost Analysis

Comparing embedding model costs for RAG applications and semantic search. Different pricing for small vs large embedding dimensions.

Embedding Models

  • text-embedding-3-small: $0.02 per 1M tokens
  • text-embedding-3-large: $0.13 per 1M tokens
  • text-embedding-ada-002: Legacy pricing
  • Output tokens: Always $0 for embeddings

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate are these AI model cost calculations?
Our calculations are based on official pricing from each provider (Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, xAI, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Mistral) and are updated regularly. We account for all factors including multimodal inputs, caching discounts, batch API pricing, tool usage multipliers, OCR processing, audio minutes, silence fees, and research mode pricing.
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