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text-embedding-3-small

text-embedding-3-small by OpenAI. Input: $0.020/M tokens · Output: $0.000/M tokens · 8K context window.

VisionTool usePrompt cachingReasoningFast
Pricing (verified 2026-08-19)
TypePrice / 1M tokensNotes
Input$0.020Per 1M input tokens
Output$0.000Per 1M output tokens
Source: OpenAI official pricing page · Last verified 2026-08-19
Context Window
8K tokens
6K words · 0 pages of text

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Pricing verified 2026-08-19 from OpenAI official pricing. All prices in USD per 1M tokens. See methodology and price changelog.