OpenAI Embeddings by OpenAI
OpenAI API endpoint that turns text into vectors with text-embedding-3 models for search and RAG.
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Price
from $0.02/1M tokens
pay as you go, list price
Free tier
No
SDK downloads
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npm openai · PyPI openai
Pricing
| Free tier | — |
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| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | $0.02/1M tokens (text-embedding-3-small); $0.13/1M (text-embedding-3-large); $0.10/1M (text-embedding-ada-002) |
| Good to know | Pay-as-you-go per input token; part of the general OpenAI API account. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | None found |
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| npm | npm install openai |
| PyPI | pip install openai |
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