# FastEmbed vs Mixedbread (mxbai)

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Mixedbread (mxbai)

| Attribute | FastEmbed | Mixedbread (mxbai) |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.6 (31% (low)) | 73.8 (35% (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,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":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 search and retrieval platform that indexes and queries text, images, PDFs, video, and audio across over 100 languages with minimal latency, requiring no infrastructure management or manual embedding configuration. |
| 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}` | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_million_tokens_api","architecture_model":"hybrid","cross_encoder_reranker_api_offered":true,"multi_modal_image_and_text_joint_embeddings":true,"multilingual_support_across_100_plus_languages":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Qdrant"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free with $5 one-time credits","features":["$5 one-time credits","3 workspace users","10 stores","100 requests/minute","Community Slack support"],"minSeats":3,"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free tier with included credits and basic limits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"stores":"10","requests_per_minute":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$20/month plus usage-based pricing","features":["$20/month in included credits","Unlimited workspace users","10,000 stores","1,200 queries/min, 360 ingestion/min","Automatic backups","Priority Slack support (same-day SLA)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million input tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million output tokens"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.72,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Monthly subscription with higher capacity and priority support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"stores":"10,000","workspace_users":"Unlimited","queries_per_minute":"1,200","ingestion_per_minute":"360"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing with volume discounts","features":["Volume-based discounts","Unlimited stores","Custom rate limits & SLA","Automatic backups with point-in-time recovery","Dedicated support team"],"description":"Custom plan with volume pricing and dedicated support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"sla":"Custom","stores":"Unlimited","rate_limits":"Custom"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Startup Credits Program"}],"summary":"From $20/month plus per-token API usage. Free tier available with $5 credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mixedbread.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:46:40.403Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| 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.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| 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 | Mixedbread (mxbai) |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Open weights local | Hybrid |
| 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 2026-09-01T15:19:00.059Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*