Qwen 3 Embedding 4B
Summary
Qwen 3 Embedding 4B is an open-weight language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 5 Jun 2025. It accepts text and generates text, with a 33K-token context window and up to 2K output tokens per response. As of 21 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.01 per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens (Hugging Face Inference Providers), across 2 providers we track.
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
Last verified 21 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 5 Jun 2025 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Open weights [models.dev] |
| Context window | 33K (32,768 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 2K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Dec 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | No [models.dev] |
Qwen 3 Embedding 4B API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugging Face Inference Providers Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-4B | $0.01 | Free | – | 33K | models.dev, 21 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway alibaba/qwen3-embedding-4b | – | – | – | 33K | models.dev, 21 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen 3 Embedding 4B?
Qwen 3 Embedding 4B has a context window of 32,768 tokens (33K) and can generate up to 2,048 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Qwen 3 Embedding 4B API cost?
Qwen 3 Embedding 4B is listed from $0.01 per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens (Hugging Face Inference Providers). Prices last verified 21 Oct 2026.
Is Qwen 3 Embedding 4B open source?
Qwen 3 Embedding 4B is an open-weight model. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was Qwen 3 Embedding 4B released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen 3 Embedding 4B on 5 Jun 2025, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Qwen 3 Embedding 4B?
We track Qwen 3 Embedding 4B on 2 providers: Hugging Face Inference Providers, Vercel AI Gateway.
Change history
- Context window changed from 32K to 33K
- Release date changed from 1 Jan 2025 to 5 Jun 2025
- Added to the directory
- Now listed on Hugging Face Inference Providers
- Now listed on Vercel AI Gateway