# Mixedbread (mxbai) vs Nomic Embed

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

| Attribute | Mixedbread (mxbai) | Nomic Embed |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 73.8 (35% (low)) | 29.6 (36% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | A cloud-based AI platform purpose-built for architecture and construction professionals that automatically parses complex multimodal documents—including drawings, specifications, and project files—and provides intelligent agents for reviewing designs, checking compliance, and searching project knowledge. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api","multi_modal_image_and_text_joint_embeddings":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 6 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Autodesk Forma"},{"name":"Fieldwire"},{"name":"Bentley ProjectWise"},{"name":"Procore"},{"name":"SharePoint"},{"name":"Egnyte"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"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"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Self Service","summary":"From $20/month","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $20/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://nomic.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:54:31.185Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Embeddings Apis)

| Capability | Mixedbread (mxbai) | Nomic Embed |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Hybrid | 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 | Per million tokens API | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:09:22.267Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*