OpenAI text-embedding-3-small — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-03 03:53 UTC · JSON
OpenAI text-embedding-3-small scores 72 for retrieval (english rag) (Embeddings APIs). Agent-friction 75/100.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| API (per-token) | $0 | — | $0.02/1 input_mtok |
Cost at scale — Embeddings APIs
| Index 10M tokens | Bulk embed 100M tokens |
|---|---|
| $0.20 | $2 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 75/100
| Check | Points | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Test credentials without a credit card | 20 | ✓ |
| Sandbox or test mode | 15 | × |
| Setup with no human-only steps | 15 | ✓ |
| Official CLI | 10 | × |
| Official MCP server | 10 | ✓ |
| Markdown docs, current with the SDK | 10 | ✓ |
| Typed SDK for main languages | 10 | ✓ |
| Error messages that name the fix | 10 | ✓ |
Official SDKs
TypeScript (openai) · Python (openai) · Go (github.com/openai/openai-go) · .NET (OpenAI)
Health & reliability — 100/100
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 · status page |
| Changelog entries (90 days) | 1 |
| Deprecations (90 days) | 0 |
| Downloads trend | -7.7% (openai on npm) |
| Last release | 2026-10-31 |
| Ownership events (90 days) | 0 |
Sources: www.npmjs.com · status.openai.com. Captured 2026-11-02.