# Text Embedding 3 Small

Text Embedding 3 Small is a embedding model from OpenAI, available through the Impossibl API. Its published context window is 8,192 tokens. The advertised input rate is $0.02 per million input tokens.

- Model identifier: ` openai/text-embedding-3-small `
- Creator: OpenAI
- Model type: Embeddings
- Canonical model page: [Text Embedding 3 Small](<https://impossibl.com/openai/text-embedding-3-small>)
- API availability: Listed as serving through Impossibl.
- Creator release date: 2024-01-25

## Capabilities and limits

- Context window: 8,192 tokens
- Maximum output tokens: Not published in the public catalog; this is separate from the context window.
- Inputs: text
- Outputs: embedding vectors
- Tool calling: Not published

## API access

Use ` openai/text-embedding-3-small ` as the model identifier through the Impossibl API.

Published API endpoints:

- ` /v1/embeddings `

[API quickstart](<https://impossibl.com/docs/agent-quickstart>) · [Models and billing documentation](<https://impossibl.com/docs/models>)

## Published API prices

All rates are in USD. An unpublished rate is unknown, not zero. Workspace-specific pricing, taxes, balance-purchase fees, billing adjustments, and tool charges can affect the amount paid.

| Usage | Published base rate | Billing unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | $0.02 | per million input tokens |
| Output | $0.00 | per million output tokens |
| Cache read | Not published | per million cached input tokens |
| Cache write (default retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Cache write (one-hour retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Audio input | Not published | per million audio input tokens |

## Availability and retirement

The model is listed as serving. No retirement is announced in the current public catalog.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Text Embedding 3 Small?

Text Embedding 3 Small is a embedding model from OpenAI, available through the Impossibl API.

### How much does Text Embedding 3 Small cost?

Text Embedding 3 Small costs $0.02 per million input tokens and $0.00 per million output tokens through the Impossibl API. All rates are in USD.

### What is the context length of Text Embedding 3 Small?

Text Embedding 3 Small has a 8,192-token context window through the Impossibl API.

### What inputs and outputs does Text Embedding 3 Small support?

Text Embedding 3 Small accepts text as input. Text Embedding 3 Small returns embedding vectors.

### How do I use Text Embedding 3 Small through an API?

Text Embedding 3 Small is available through the Impossibl API. Use openai/text-embedding-3-small as the model identifier with /v1/embeddings. The quickstart explains how to create an API key and send your first request.

### When was Text Embedding 3 Small released?

OpenAI released Text Embedding 3 Small on January 25, 2024.

Sources: [Creator release announcement](<https://openai.com/index/new-embedding-models-and-api-updates/>)

## Sources and related links

Prices, limits, capabilities, endpoints, and availability come from the public Impossibl catalog. Creator documentation supplies descriptions and release dates where available; it does not override the published API offering.

- [Public Impossibl model catalog](<https://api.impossibl.com/v1/models>)
- [Full model directory as JSON](<https://impossibl.com/models.json>)
- [Text Embedding 3 Small: model details and pricing](<https://impossibl.com/openai/text-embedding-3-small>)
- [Model directory](<https://impossibl.com/models>)