Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small: Self-Hosting & Deployment Guide
Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small delivers Jina embeddings through LLM.API so retrieval stacks stay simple and portable.
What is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?
Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small is an embedding model on LLM.API (`jina-embeddings-v5-text-small`). Jina's SOTA small multilingual text embedding model. 1024 default dimensions (Matryoshka, truncatable to 32); 32K context. It maps text into embedding vectors for retrieval, clustering, and semantic search—not for chat completions.
How to run Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small yourself
Open weights (cc-by-nc-4.0), 596M parameters. Below: how much memory the weights need at each quantization, which hardware fits them, and the commands to serve it.
Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small VRAM requirements
| Precision / quantization | Weights | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 (full precision) | 1.2 GB | Estimate | 596M params × 2 bytes |
| MLX 4-bit | 0.34 GB | File size | aigentic/jina-embeddings-v5-text-small-classification-mlx-mlx-4Bit |
| GGUF Q8_0 | 0.64 GB | File size | jinaai/jina-embeddings-v5-text-small-retrieval-GGUF |
| GGUF Q4_K_M | 0.4 GB | File size | jinaai/jina-embeddings-v5-text-small-retrieval-GGUF |
| GGUF Q2_K | 0.3 GB | File size | jinaai/jina-embeddings-v5-text-small-retrieval-GGUF |
File size = actual download size on Hugging Face. Estimate = parameter count × bytes per weight. Weights only — the KV cache for long contexts needs extra memory; the fit tables below add 15% headroom as a rule of thumb.
GPU requirements: deploy Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small on your hardware
| Hardware | BF16 (full precision) | MLX 4-bit | GGUF Q8_0 | GGUF Q4_K_M | GGUF Q2_K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200141 GB | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× |
| NVIDIA H10080 GB | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB80 GB | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× |
| NVIDIA L40S48 GB | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× | 1× |
GPUs needed per variant.
| Hardware | GGUF Q8_0 | GGUF Q4_K_M | GGUF Q2_K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 509032 GB | 1× | 1× | 1× |
| RTX 409024 GB | 1× | 1× | 1× |
| RTX 309024 GB | 1× | 1× | 1× |
GGUF via llama.cpp; more cards or CPU offload for larger files.
| Hardware | GGUF Q8_0 | GGUF Q4_K_M | GGUF Q2_K | MLX 4-bit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac, 512 GBM3 Ultra | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Mac, 192 GBM2 Ultra | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Mac, 128 GBM4 Max / M3 Max | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Mac, 64 GBM4 Pro / Max | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
Assumes ~75% of unified memory is usable by the GPU.
| Hardware | BF16 (full precision) | MLX 4-bit | GGUF Q8_0 | GGUF Q4_K_M | GGUF Q2_K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS p5.48xlarge8× H100 · 640 GB | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| AWS p4de.24xlarge8× A100 80GB · 640 GB | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| AWS g6e.12xlarge4× L40S · 192 GB | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Google Cloud a3-highgpu-8g8× H100 · 640 GB | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Azure ND H100 v58× H100 · 640 GB | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
Whole-instance GPU memory; public instance specs.
Skip the deploy — use LLM.API as your endpoint
No GPUs, no quantization trade-offs. Same model, OpenAI-compatible, with custom volume discounts on request.
Providers
LLM.API routes Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small to the providers below, with discounted effective rates versus list price.
List price by provider
InputOutputProvider list prices; the LLM.API discount applies on top.
| Provider | Pricing | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| jina | in $0.02; out $0 per 1M tokens | 33K tokens | — |
Prices and availability from the LLMAPI catalogue, updated nightly. Last updated 11 Oct 2026.
Try this model
Test Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small right here — free to start.
Suggestions for your first prompt
Code snippet
Call Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small through the OpenAI-compatible API — POST /v1/embeddings.
Switching from OpenAI? Change 2 lines.
- base_url="https://api.openai.com/v1"
- api_key="YOUR_OPENAI_KEY"
+ base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1"
+ api_key="YOUR_LLMAPI_KEY"Everything else stays the same — SDK, message format, tools, streaming. Set model to jina-embeddings-v5-text-small and the call runs unchanged.
curl https://api.llmapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LLMAPI_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "jina-embeddings-v5-text-small",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Give me three crisp launch checklist items."}
]
}'from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="YOUR_LLMAPI_KEY",
base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="jina-embeddings-v5-text-small",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a precise product assistant."},
{"role": "user", "content": "Give me three crisp launch checklist items."},
],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.LLMAPI_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "jina-embeddings-v5-text-small",
messages: [
{ role: "user", content: "Give me three crisp launch checklist items." },
],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);stream = client.chat.completions.create(
model="jina-embeddings-v5-text-small",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about latency."}],
stream=True,
)
for chunk in stream:
delta = chunk.choices[0].delta.content
if delta:
print(delta, end="", flush=True){
"model": "jina-embeddings-v5-text-small",
"messages": [
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a precise product assistant."},
{"role": "user", "content": "Give me three crisp launch checklist items."}
]
}ENDPOINTS
Supported endpoints & features
Base URL https://api.llmapi.ai/v1 · model ID jina-embeddings-v5-text-small · OpenAI-compatible.
POST /v1/chat/completionsChat Completions — supported
| Feature | Status | How to set it |
|---|---|---|
| Function calling (tools) | Not supported | tools, tool_choice |
| Parallel tool calls | Not supported | parallel_tool_calls |
| JSON mode | Not supported | response_format: {"type": "json_object"} |
| Structured outputs | Not supported | response_format: {"type": "json_schema", …} |
| Streaming | Not supported | stream: true |
| Vision (image input) | Not supported | image_url content parts |
| Web search | Not supported | web_search |
ERRORS
Errors & fallback routing
| Code | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
401 | Missing or invalid API key. | Send Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LLMAPI_KEY and check the key is active. |
429 | Rate limited, or the upstream provider is throttling the request. | Back off and retry with jitter; the gateway also retries the request on another provider where one is available. |
5xx | Upstream provider error or timeout. | Retry; fallback routing sends the retry to the next healthy provider for this model. |
When a provider fails or throttles, the request is routed to the next provider serving this model — the ones listed in the providers table above.
Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small in production
What the model is good at.
Classification features
Vectors can feed lightweight classifiers and routing logic.
Cross-document matching
Supports near-duplicate detection and topical grouping. Reflects Jina positioning for this endpoint.
Semantic vectorization
Maps text into dense vectors for similarity search and clustering. Grounded in the model's embedding role rather than generic chat claims.
Batch throughput
Designed for embedding large corpora via the OpenAI-compatible API. Relevant for `jina-embeddings-v5-text-small` workloads on LLM.API.
Multilingual text
Embeds content across languages depending on the underlying model family. Reflects Jina positioning for this endpoint.
What you get when you call Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small through LLM.API.
Unified AI Routing
Reach Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small and sibling models through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
One endpoint, every model.Cost Control
Production: Compare provider price points and keep spend visible as you scale Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small.
More performance, less spend.Reliability Layer
Retry and route across configured providers when a single upstream blips.
Never go dark on users.Observability
Trace prompts, tokens, and errors for Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small alongside the rest of your stack.
See every token, everywhere.Drop-in SDKs
Production: Keep using familiar OpenAI client patterns with base URL https://api.llmapi.ai/v1.
Think tasks, not models.Model Breadth
Production: Swap Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small for chat, media, or embedding alternatives without rewriting auth.
Scale from 1 to millions.
When to Use — When NOT to Use
Use it if...
- You need consistent vectors from an OpenAI-compatible embeddings API (Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small)
- Throughput and cost matter more than generative prose quality (Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small)
- You are building search, RAG, or clustering on text (Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small)
Avoid if...
- You only need OCR or speech features
- You require cross-model vector compatibility without re-indexing
- You need generative answers instead of vectors
COMMUNITY
What developers say about embedding models
Summarised from publicly published developer and community reviews of this model family. Opinions are the sources’, not LLM.API’s, and may not be specific to Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small.
- Side-by-side scoring puts OpenAI embeddings slightly ahead of Cohere overall, largely on ecosystem and community support.
- Cost comparisons favour usage-based OpenAI pricing for small and mid-sized workloads.
- Retrieval quality differences are workload-specific; reviewers recommend evaluating on your own corpus before committing.
SOURCES
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small generate paragraphs of text?
No. Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small returns embeddings (vectors). Pair it with a chat model if you need generated language.
Where is the canonical page for Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?
https://llmapi.ai/models/jina-embeddings-v5-text-small/
Is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small a chat model?
No—Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small is categorized as a embedding model. Use the matching API surface rather than assuming chat completions.
When should I choose Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?
You need consistent vectors from an OpenAI-compatible embeddings API — especially when you specifically need Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small.
What are limitations of Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?
Like other API models, Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small can be wrong, incomplete, or uneven on edge cases. Validate outputs for high-stakes use. Media/OCR/STT models additionally depend on input quality.
How is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small priced on LLM.API?
Listed pricing metadata shows: In $0.02 / 1M tokens. LLM.API may offer discounted effective rates (illustrative ~30% callout vs list when available).. Confirm live rates in the LLM.API dashboard or docs before production budgeting.
What is Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?
Jina's SOTA small multilingual text embedding model. 1024 default dimensions (Matryoshka, truncatable to 32); 32K context. On LLM.API it is addressed as `jina-embeddings-v5-text-small`.
Which providers serve Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?
LLM.API currently lists: jina. Availability can vary by region and account.
What is the context length for Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small?
Reported context for Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small is 33K tokens. Always verify the active provider row if multiple providers are listed.
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