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E5 Small

huggingface.co·Infrastructure

The e5-small model from intfloat is a compact version of the E5 embedding family. It is trained to produce high-quality dense vectors for both queries and documents, excelling at retrieval and semantic similarity tasks. It is commonly used in RAG systems and vector databases.

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WebAPI
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✓3
features
📅2023
since

Overview

3 features

E5 Small is a Foundation models & chat product. It focuses on providing a lightweight yet effective embedding model for asymmetric text retrieval and semantic search. E5 Small is an open-source project aimed at developers building search and RAG applications. The project is open source (Open Source). The product ships for the web and API.

Behind E5 Small is intfloat, and the product first shipped in 2023. PulseGate's similarity index places it among 5 comparable tools. Among its 3 catalogued features are text embedding, passage retrieval, and efficient model.

  • ✓Text embedding
  • ✓Passage retrieval
  • ✓Efficient model

Tags

text-embeddinge5-modelretrieval-modelsemantic-search

AI capabilities

TextInference: LocalWeights: Open

Built with & integrations

Hosting
aws
Runs on
BrowserAPI-only

Trust & compliance

LicenseOpen Source
Verified signals
✓ HTTPS✓ Open Source

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

  1. IndexedJul 19, 8:19 PM

    intfloat/e5-small verified by the PulseGate indexer

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Frequently asked questions about E5 Small

What is E5 Small?
E5 Small focuses on providing a lightweight yet effective embedding model for asymmetric text retrieval and semantic search. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use E5 Small?
E5 Small is an open-source project built for developers building search and RAG applications.
Does E5 Small have a free plan?
Yes — E5 Small is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does E5 Small run on?
E5 Small runs on the web and API.
Is E5 Small still active?
PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify E5 Small as active.
What tools are similar to E5 Small?
Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include E5 Large, E5 Base, and Multilingual E5 Small.E5 LargeE5 BaseMultilingual E5 Small
Who develops E5 Small?
E5 Small is developed by intfloat.
How long has E5 Small been around?
E5 Small first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing
Open Source
Platforms
Web
Languages
English
License
Open Source
First seen
Mar 18, 2023
Activity
🟢 Active
Status
🟢 Active
Built for
Developers building search and RAG applications
Model
Open source
Solves
Providing a lightweight yet effective embedding model for asymmetric text retrieval and semantic search.

Developer

intfloat

Live coverage

Confidence
Medium · 70
Indexed
Jul 19, 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Activity
Active
First seen
Mar 2023
Last seen
2d ago
Identity audit (9)
Entity ID
cmrs8p36l02zulrwgvuike4vr
Slug
intfloat-e5-small-huggingface-co
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state
Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
Jul 19, 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated
Jul 22, 2026
Canonical URL
https://huggingface.co/intfloat/e5-small

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