# FastEmbed vs Google Vertex AI Text Embeddings

| Attribute | FastEmbed | Google Vertex AI Text Embeddings |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.6 (31% (low)) | 43.9 (36% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 13 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 4 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 3,166 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A Python library that creates vector embeddings from text and images using efficient, quantized model weights optimized for speed and local inference. Supports multiple embedding architectures including multilingual models and outperforms OpenAI's Ada-002 in accuracy. | A cloud-based API that transforms text into high-dimensional vector embeddings using deep learning. Supports multiple languages and task types, integrating with vector databases for efficient semantic search. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_weights","architecture_model":"open_weights_local","cross_encoder_reranker_api_offered":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"late_interaction_architecture_colbert_v2":true,"multi_modal_image_and_text_joint_embeddings":true,"massive_context_window_greater_than_8k_tokens":true,"multilingual_support_across_100_plus_languages":true,"binary_and_scalar_quantization_for_memory_reduction":true,"task_specific_prefixes_query_vs_document_instructions":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"per_million_tokens_api","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api","multi_modal_image_and_text_joint_embeddings":true,"massive_context_window_greater_than_8k_tokens":true,"multilingual_support_across_100_plus_languages":true,"task_specific_prefixes_query_vs_document_instructions":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Qdrant"}]` | `[{"name":"Vector Search"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Free credits ($300) for new customers; usage-based pricing thereafter","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/embeddings/get-text-embeddings","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:04:41.911Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 33 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.8.0","date":"2026-03-23T17:14:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.7.4","date":"2025-12-05T12:18:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.7.2","date":"2025-08-25T15:05:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.7.1","date":"2025-06-16T09:06:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2025-05-13T14:32:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.6.1","date":"2025-04-10T13:51:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.6.0","date":"2025-02-26T13:55:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.5.1","date":"2025-01-20T10:43:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.5.0","date":"2024-12-24T19:53:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.4.2","date":"2024-11-13T13:41:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.4.1","date":"2024-10-21T20:30:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.4.0","date":"2024-10-21T18:19:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.3.5","date":"2024-08-23T18:16:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.3.4","date":"2024-07-17T15:31:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.3.1","date":"2024-06-17T18:05:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.3.0","date":"2024-06-05T17:11:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.2.7","date":"2024-05-03T19:56:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.2.6","date":"2024-04-01T15:30:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.2.5","date":"2024-03-20T13:44:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed/releases/tag/v0.2.4","date":"2024-03-13T18:26:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.4"}]` | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=fastembed&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Embeddings Apis)

| Capability | FastEmbed | Google Vertex AI Text Embeddings |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Open weights local | Managed cloud API |
| Matryoshka representation learning for dimension truncation | - | - |
| Multilingual support across 100 plus languages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Binary and scalar quantization for memory reduction | ✓ | - |
| Cross encoder reranker API offered | ✓ | - |
| Late interaction architecture colbert v2 | ✓ | - |
| Massive context window greater than 8k tokens | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi modal image and text joint embeddings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Task specific prefixes query vs document instructions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zero data retention training opt out enterprise | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | Free open weights | Per million tokens API |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:51:31.338Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*