# Google Vertex AI Text Embeddings vs Mixedbread (mxbai)

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

| Attribute | Google Vertex AI Text Embeddings | Mixedbread (mxbai) |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.3 (36% (low)) | 66.5 (35% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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":"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}` | `{"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":"Vector Search"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"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"}` | `{"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 | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Embeddings Apis)

| Capability | Google Vertex AI Text Embeddings | Mixedbread (mxbai) |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Managed cloud API | 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 | Per million tokens API | Per million tokens API |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:45:11.220Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*