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Embed 5 Pro vs Text Embedding 3 Small: API price, context & features · api14

Cohere: Embed 5 Pro vs OpenAI: Text Embedding 3 Small

A side-by-side comparison of Cohere: Embed 5 Pro ($0.42 / 1M tokens) and OpenAI: Text Embedding 3 Small ($0.07 / 1M tokens) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

	Cohere: Embed 5 Pro	OpenAI: Text Embedding 3 Small
Provider	Cohere	OpenAI
Input	$0.42 / 1M tokens	$0.07 / 1M tokens
Image input	$1.40 / 1M tokens	-
Context window	128,000	8,192
Max output	115,200	7,372
Input	text, image	text
Output	embeddings	embeddings
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
Added	Nov 3, 2026	Oct 30, 2025

Key differences

OpenAI: Text Embedding 3 Small is 83% cheaper on input tokens.
Cohere: Embed 5 Pro reads 15.6× 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-pro" to "openai/text-embedding-3-small" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

Cohere: Embed 5 Pro details & playground →OpenAI: Text Embedding 3 Small 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": "openai/text-embedding-3-small",
  "input": [
    "The quick brown fox",
    "Lorem ipsum"
  ]
});
console.log(result.data.map((d) => d.embedding.length));

Cohere: Embed 5 Pro vs OpenAI: Text Embedding 3 Small

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