Model detail
text-embedding-ada-002
text-embedding-ada-002 is OpenAI's legacy text embedding model.
Model specs
- Context length
- 8.191K
- Max output
- –
- I/O modalities
- Text
- Released
- 2025-10
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API endpoints
One MixRoute gateway, OpenAI-compatible
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OpenAI-compatible
/v1/chat/completionsPOST
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Pricing
Flat rate, unit: /1M Tokens
Input
$0.1000 /1M Tokens
Completion
$0.1000 /1M Tokens
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Selection summary
Quickly judge whether it fits your workload
What is this model good for?
Legacy embedding model for basic text similarity
Use text-embedding-ada-002 for basic embedding tasks. It is OpenAI's legacy text embedding model. Consider upgrading to text-embedding-3-small for improved performance.
What should you check before using it?
Consider upgrading to text-embedding-3-small
text-embedding-ada-002 is a legacy model. text-embedding-3-small offers improved performance at a similar cost. Evaluate whether upgrading fits your use case.
Why use it through MixRoute?
Use the compatible endpoint with stable model ID
Use the confirmed compatible endpoint with model ID text-embedding-ada-002 through MixRoute.
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Token cost estimator
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FAQ
text-embedding-ada-002 is OpenAI’s legacy text embedding model. It provides numerical representations of text for measuring relatedness. Consider upgrading to text-embedding-3-small for improved performance.
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