Embedding model family that ranks well on retrieval benchmarks.
| Feature | BGE | Nomic Embed |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1024 | 768 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Max tokens | 512 | 8192 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| Provider | BAAI | Nomic AI |
Shaded rows are identical for both; the differing rows are the ones that drive the recommendation below.
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model · Embedding Models
BGE is a family of embedding models trained specifically for retrieval, available in sizes small enough to run locally. It solves the problem that a general-purpose embedding model is not optimised for the asymmetric comparison a search query and a document require. It exists because retrieval quality is set at the embedding step, so a model trained for it improves everything downstream without changing anything else.
model · Embedding Models
Nomic Embed is an open embedding model released with an open training dataset and reproducible training run, as well as long-context support. It solves two problems at once: most open embedding models publish weights but not the data they were trained on, which makes their behaviour hard to reason about, and most cap inputs short of a document. It exists because an embedding model whose training data is inspectable can be evaluated for the biases that come from that data.
