text-embedding-3-small
Azure OpenAI embedding Deprecated 13d agomodel fallback routing to swap models without code changes.
text-embedding-3-small is an Azure OpenAI embedding model.It supports a 8,191-token context window.Input is priced at $0.0200/M tokens Route text-embedding-3-small via Future AGI's Agent Command Center for unified observability, caching, and 15 routing strategies including cost-optimized fallback.
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Estimate uses $0.0200/M input · $0.000000/M output. Provider pricing changes. Production costs vary with retries, streaming overhead, and tool-call rounds.
Want this for free? Cache + route via Agent Command Center — first 100K requests and 100K cache hits free every month.
Pricing
Per-token rates, expressed in USD per 1M tokens. Verified May 12, 2026.
| Input | $0.0200/M | |
| Output | — |
Limits
- Context window
- 8,191 tokens
- Max input
- 8,191 tokens
- Max output
- —
- Modalities
- embedding, text
Capabilities
- Function calling — not advertised
- Parallel tool calls — not advertised
- Vision input — not advertised
- Audio input — not advertised
- Audio output — not advertised
- PDF input — not advertised
- Streaming ✓ supported
- Structured output — not advertised
- Prompt caching — not advertised
- Reasoning — not advertised
Where it's strong
Watch out for
- !small context (under 16K tokens)
- !already deprecated — provider stopped accepting new traffic 13 days ago
Benchmarks pending
We haven't logged public benchmark scores for text-embedding-3-small yet. Have one to contribute? Submit a source — citations help us prioritise.
Call text-embedding-3-small via Agent Command Center
One OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Routing, fallback, semantic caching, guardrails, and cost tracking come along for the ride. First 100K requests + 100K cache hits free every month.
agentcc / @agentcc/client). Per-call metadata — provider, cost, latency, cache hit, request id — is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers, so any HTTP client can read it.# text-embedding-3-small via the Agent Command Center Python SDK
# pip install agentcc
import os
from agentcc import AgentCC
client = AgentCC(
api_key=os.environ["AGENTCC_API_KEY"], # from app.futureagi.com → Settings → API Keys
base_url="https://gateway.futureagi.com/v1",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="azure-openai/text-embedding-3-small",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, text-embedding-3-small!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
print(f"Tokens: {resp.usage.total_tokens}")
# Per-call gateway metadata is returned on x-agentcc-* response headers.
# When you need it programmatically, use .with_raw_response to get them:
raw = client.chat.completions.with_raw_response.create(
model="azure-openai/text-embedding-3-small",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Same call, but I want the headers."}],
)
print("Provider:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-provider"))
print("Latency:", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-latency-ms"), "ms")
print("Cost: ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cost"), "USD")
print("Cache: ", raw.headers.get("x-agentcc-cache"))AGENTCC_API_KEY with a key fromapp.futureagi.com.Gateway docs ↗Same model on other providers
text-embedding-3-small is also available via 2 other routes. Pricing, regions, and capabilities can differ — compare before routing production traffic.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $0.0200/M | — | May 12, 2026 |
| GitHub Copilot | — | — | May 12, 2026 |
Compare with similar models
text-embedding-3-small doesn't have a public Arena ELO score yet, so we group by provider only — quality-tier comparisons need a benchmark.
FAQ
How much does text-embedding-3-small cost?
Input is priced at $0.0200 per 1M tokens and output at $0.000000 per 1M tokens (Azure OpenAI, last verified May 12, 2026).
What is the context window of text-embedding-3-small?
text-embedding-3-small supports a 8,191-token context window.
Does text-embedding-3-small support function calling?
text-embedding-3-small does not currently advertise function-calling support. For agentic workloads, prefer a tool-calling-capable model and route via Agent Command Center for fallback.
Is text-embedding-3-small good for production?
text-embedding-3-small is best evaluated against your own production traces. Pipe traffic through Agent Command Center to compare it head-to-head against alternatives in shadow mode.
How can I route to text-embedding-3-small with fallback?
Use Agent Command Center: a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint that supports cost-optimized routing, latency-aware retries, model fallback, and shadow traffic. Configure once, swap models without app changes.
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