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text-embedding-004 (Standard)Customtext-embedding-004 (Batch)CustomGemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001)Custom
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text-embedding-004 (Standard)

  • $0.000025 per 1,000 characters (online requests)
  • 768-dimension text embeddings
  • Supports task types: RETRIEVAL_QUERY, SEMANTIC_SIMILARITY, CLASSIFICATION
  • Configurable output dimensionality

text-embedding-004 (Batch)

  • $0.00002 per 1,000 characters (batch requests)
  • 20% discount vs online pricing
  • Asynchronous processing, results within hours
  • Ideal for bulk document indexing workloads

Gemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001)

  • $0.15 per 1 million input tokens (standard API)
  • Batch API at $0.075 per 1 million tokens (50% off)
  • Up to 2,048 input tokens per request
  • 3,072 output dimensions (configurable)

Gemini Embedding 2 (multimodal)

  • $0.25 per 1 million text/image/video tokens (standard API)
  • $0.50 per 1 million audio tokens (standard API)
  • Batch API at $0.125 per 1 million tokens (50% off)
  • Supports text + image inputs in a single embedding space
  • Public Preview as of March 10, 2026
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Vertex AI Embeddings costs $0.07 to $0.25 per per million tokens as of June 2026, with 4 plans available. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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Vertex AI Embeddings offers 4 pricing tiers: text-embedding-004 (Standard), text-embedding-004 (Batch), Gemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001), Gemini Embedding 2 (multimodal).

Compared to other embedding apis software, Vertex AI Embeddings is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.

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How much does Vertex AI Embeddings cost?

Vertex AI Embeddings pricing ranges from $0.07 to $0.25/per million tokens across 4 plans. Plans include text-embedding-004 (Standard) (custom pricing), text-embedding-004 (Batch) (custom pricing), Gemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001) (custom pricing), Gemini Embedding 2 (multimodal) (custom pricing).

Vertex AI Embeddings Pricing Overview

Vertex AI Embeddings has 4 pricing plans ranging from $0.07 to $0.25/per million tokens. The text-embedding-004 (Standard) plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote. The text-embedding-004 (Batch) plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote. The Gemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001) plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote. The Gemini Embedding 2 (multimodal) plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote.

This pricing was last verified in May 30, 2026.

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Vertex AI Embeddings is Google Cloud's managed embedding API, providing access to multiple models for converting text and images into dense vector representations. The API supports semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), classification, and clustering workloads. Current offerings include text-embedding-004 (character-priced, $0.000025/1K chars), Gemini Embedding (token-priced at $0.15/M tokens), and Gemini Embedding 2 — Google's first multimodal embedding model at $0.25/M tokens for text/image/video (Public Preview since March 10, 2026). All models offer a 50% batch API discount for asynchronous workloads.

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How Vertex AI Embeddings Pricing Compares

Software Starting Price Top Price
Vertex AI Embeddings $0.075/per million tokens $0.25/per million tokens
Jina Embeddings Free $500/per million tokens
Mixedbread Free $20/month
Nomic Embed Custom Custom
Voyage AI Free $0.18/per million tokens
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Vertex AI Embeddings Pricing FAQ

01 How much do Vertex AI Embeddings cost?

Vertex AI Embeddings pricing depends on the model. The older text-embedding-004 model charges $0.000025 per 1,000 characters for online requests and $0.00002 per 1,000 characters for batch. The newer Gemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001) costs $0.15 per million input tokens, and Gemini Embedding 2 (multimodal, Public Preview) costs $0.25 per million text/image/video tokens ($0.50/M for audio). All models offer a 50% batch discount.

02 Does Vertex AI Embeddings have a free tier?

Vertex AI Embeddings does not have a dedicated free tier, but new Google Cloud accounts receive a $300 free credit that can be applied to embedding API usage. After credits are exhausted, all requests are billed at the standard per-character or per-token rates.

03 What is the difference between text-embedding-004 and Gemini Embedding on Vertex AI?

text-embedding-004 is the older model priced per character and supports up to 2,048 input tokens with 768-dimension outputs. Gemini Embedding (gemini-embedding-001) is token-priced, supports up to 2,048 tokens, and outputs up to 3,072 dimensions, offering improved benchmark performance. Gemini Embedding 2 additionally supports multimodal inputs (text + images) in a unified embedding space.

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