[Alibaba Cloud](/ai-gateway/models/labs/alibaba) # Qwen3 Embedding 4B Qwen3 Embedding 4B is a mid-tier 4-billion-parameter text embedding model producing 2560-dimensional vectors over a context of 32.8K tokens, designed for multilingual semantic search and code retrieval that balances quality with operational cost. Your use is subject to Alibaba Cloud's [Terms](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-product-terms-of-service-v-3-8-0) & [Privacy](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-privacy-policy) Policies. [Use with AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Futm_source%3Dgateway-model-page%26utm_campaign%3Dai-gateway-models&title=Get+Started+with+Vercel+AI+Gateway) [View docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway) ``` 1import { embed } from 'ai'; 2 3const result = await embed({ 4 model: 'alibaba/qwen3-embedding-4b', 5 value: 'Sunny day at the beach', 6}) ``` [Read docs](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/sdks-and-apis/ai-sdk) [Overview](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-embedding-4b) [About](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-embedding-4b/about) [Providers](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-embedding-4b/providers) [Similar](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-embedding-4b/similar) [FAQ](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3-embedding-4b/faq) ## [Copy link to heading](#more-models-by-alibaba-cloud)More models by Alibaba Cloud All Text Code | Model | | --- | | Context | Latency | Throughput | Input | Output | Cache | Web Search | Capabilities | Providers | ZDR | No Training | Release Date | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.8-27b](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.8-27b) | 1M | 0.3s | 165tps | $0.10/M | $0.40/M | Read:$0.01/M Write:— | — | +1 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) ![deepinfra logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fdeepinfra.png&w=48&q=75) ![runinfra logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fruninfra.png%3Fv%3D1786910657446&w=48&q=75) | | | 08/14/2026 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b) | 262K | 1.3s | 164tps | $1.65/M | $4.95/M | Read:$0.12/M Write:$2.50/M | — | | ![deepinfra logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fdeepinfra.png&w=48&q=75) ![fireworks logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Ffireworks.png&w=48&q=75) ![gmicloud logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fgmicloud.png%3Fv%3D1785888489595&w=48&q=75) +3 | | | 08/03/2026 | | | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.8-max](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.8-max) | 1M | 0.7s | 104tps | $2/M | $6/M | Read:$0.25/M Write:$2.50/M | — | +1 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) ![fireworks logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Ffireworks.png&w=48&q=75) | | | 08/02/2026 | | | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.7-flash](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.7-flash) | 991K | 2.5s | 174tps | $0.03/M+2 more | $0.13/M+2 more | Read: $0.006/M+2 more Write: $0.04/M+2 more | — | +2 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) | | | 07/28/2026 | | | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.7-plus](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.7-plus) | 1M | 1.3s | 312tps | $0.40/M+1 more | $1.60/M+1 more | Read: $0.08/M+1 more Write: $0.50/M+1 more | — | +2 | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) ![fireworks logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Ffireworks.png&w=48&q=75) | | | 06/02/2026 | | | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%20model%20logo.png&w=48&q=75) [alibaba/qwen3.7-max](/ai-gateway/models/qwen3.7-max) | 991K | 1.8s | 80tps | $2.50/M | $7.50/M | Read:$0.50/M Write:$3.13/M | — | | ![alibaba logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Falibaba%2520cloud.png&w=48&q=75) | | | 05/21/2026 | |