bge-m3 API: toman pricing and code

baai/bge-m3

Embeddings
Input · per 1M tokens
3,462 toman
Output
Vector · not billed
Embedding 1,000 words ≈
4.50 toman

You are billed for the usage the request actually reported. Prices follow the market.Pricing and top-ups

bge-m3 example: embeddings for semantic search

The example is picked from this model's own capabilities. Drop in your key and it runs as is.

curl https://api.uttapen.ir/v1/embeddings \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-up-…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "baai/bge-m3",
    "input": ["How long is the electric kettle warranty?", "Warranty period for kitchen appliances"]
  }'
from openai import OpenAI
import numpy as np

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.uttapen.ir/v1", api_key="sk-up-…")

docs = ["The electric kettle warranty is 18 months.", "Orders ship within 48 hours."]
question = "How long is the kettle guaranteed for?"

vecs = client.embeddings.create(model="baai/bge-m3", input=docs + [question]).data
M = np.array([v.embedding for v in vecs])
M /= np.linalg.norm(M, axis=1, keepdims=True)
scores = M[:-1] @ M[-1]
print(docs[int(scores.argmax())])
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.uttapen.ir/v1", apiKey: "sk-up-…" });

const docs = ["The electric kettle warranty is 18 months.", "Orders ship within 48 hours."];
const { data } = await client.embeddings.create({ model: "baai/bge-m3", input: [...docs, "How long is the kettle guaranteed for?"] });

const norm = (v) => { const n = Math.hypot(...v); return v.map((x) => x / n); };
const vecs = data.map((d) => norm(d.embedding));
const q = vecs.at(-1);
const dot = (a, b) => a.reduce((s, x, i) => s + x * b[i], 0);
const best = vecs.slice(0, -1).map((v, i) => [dot(v, q), i]).sort((a, b) => b[0] - a[0])[0][1];
console.log(docs[best]);

What is bge-m3 good for?

BAAI ships this model for turning text into vectors; on uttapen it is "baai/bge-m3" and it lives on /v1/embeddings. Each input can hold up to 8,194 tokens, so large chunks embed without being cut. Of the 35 paid embedding models in the catalogue, 9 cost less per input token.

It is multilingual, which matters for Persian text; still, measure it on a few dozen real questions against your own documents before committing.

Only input tokens are billed. Indexing a thousand 500-token documents (500k tokens) costs about 1,731.10 toman here; the vectors are built once and afterwards only queries cost anything. For an alternative at a similar price, look at E5-Large-v2 from intfloat.

Provider's own description

The bge-m3 embedding model encodes sentences, paragraphs, and long documents into a 1024-dimensional dense vector space, delivering high-quality semantic embeddings optimized for multilingual retrieval, semantic search, and large-context applications.

Three real jobs, priced on this model

Each figure is derived from the prices above and moves when they do.

JobTokensCost
One user search query30 in0.10 toman
Indexing 10,000 product titles300,000 in1,038.66 toman
Indexing 1,000 documents of 500 tokens500,000 in1,731.10 toman

Frequently asked

How do I get vectors from bge-m3?
Create an API key, point the official OpenAI SDK's base_url at https://api.uttapen.ir/v1 and call client.embeddings.create with model "baai/bge-m3" and an input string or list of strings. Each input comes back as one vector in data.
What does bge-m3 cost in toman?
3,462 toman per 1M input tokens, and output is free. You pay for the input tokens the request reported; a failed request costs nothing.
Can I use bge-m3 for chat?
No. An embedding model writes no text, so chat/completions with it returns 400. For RAG, build the vectors here and let a chat model write the answer.