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Embed 5 Fast vs Embed V1 4B: API price, context & features · api14

Cohere: Embed 5 Fast vs Perplexity: Embed V1 4B

A side-by-side comparison of Cohere: Embed 5 Fast ($0.28 / 1M tokens) and Perplexity: Embed V1 4B ($0.11 / 1M tokens) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

	Cohere: Embed 5 Fast	Perplexity: Embed V1 4B
Provider	Cohere	Perplexity
Input	$0.28 / 1M tokens	$0.11 / 1M tokens
Image input	$1.40 / 1M tokens	-
Context window	128,000	32,000
Max output	115,200	28,800
Input	text, image	text
Output	embeddings	embeddings
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
Added	Nov 3, 2026	Mar 16, 2026

Key differences

Perplexity: Embed V1 4B is 63% cheaper on input tokens.
Cohere: Embed 5 Fast reads 4.0× more context (128,000 tokens).

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Both models use the same endpoint and request shape. Change the model value from "cohere/embed-5-fast" to "perplexity/pplx-embed-v1-4b" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

Cohere: Embed 5 Fast details & playground →Perplexity: Embed V1 4B details & playground →

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api14.com/api/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.API14_API_KEY,
});

const result = await client.embeddings.create({
  "model": "perplexity/pplx-embed-v1-4b",
  "input": [
    "The quick brown fox",
    "Lorem ipsum"
  ]
});
console.log(result.data.map((d) => d.embedding.length));

Cohere: Embed 5 Fast vs Perplexity: Embed V1 4B

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