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  "title": "Embedding Model Selection: From OpenAI to Open Source Models",
  "summary": "This article compares mainstream Embedding models (OpenAI text-embedding-3, BGE, E5) across dimensions, performance, cost, and use cases, helping developers choose the right Embedding solution for RAG and Agent applications.",
  "content": "# Overview\n\nEmbedding models convert text to vector representations, serving as the core component for RAG and Agent memory systems. This article compares mainstream Embedding models.\n\n## Model Comparison\n\n| Model | Dimensions | MTEB Score | Cost | Best For |\n|-------|------------|------------|------|----------|\n| text-embedding-3-large | 3072 | 64.6% | High | Maximum accuracy |\n| text-embedding-3-small | 1536 | 62.3% | Medium | Balanced |\n| BGE-large-zh | 1024 | 65.4% | Free | Chinese |\n| BGE-m3 | 1024 | 64.1% | Free | Multilingual |\n| E5-mistral-7b | 1024 | 66.6% | GPU | High accuracy open source |\n\n## OpenAI Embedding\n\n```python\nfrom openai import OpenAI\n\nclient = OpenAI()\nresponse = client.embeddings.create(\n    input=\"Text to embed\",\n    model=\"text-embedding-3-large\",\n    dimensions=1024\n)\n```\n\n## Open Source (BGE)\n\n```python\nfrom sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer\n\nmodel = SentenceTransformer(\"BAAI/bge-large-zh-v1.5\")\nembeddings = model.encode([\"Text1\", \"Text2\"])\n```\n\n## Selection Guide\n\n| Scenario | Recommended |\n|----------|-------------|\n| English, high accuracy | text-embedding-3-large |\n| Chinese primary | BAAI/bge-large-zh-v1.5 |\n| Multilingual | BAAI/bge-m3 |\n| Cost sensitive | text-embedding-3-small |\n| Offline deployment | BGE or E5 |\n\n## References\n\n- [OpenAI Embeddings](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/embeddings)\n- [BGE Models](https://huggingface.co/BAAI/bge-large-zh-v1.5)\n- [MTEB Leaderboard](https://huggingface.co/spaces/mteb/leaderboard)\n",
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