# BAAI: bge-m3

- Model ID: `bge-m3`
- Provider: BAAI
- Web version: https://www.moleapi.com/en/models/baai/bge-m3
- Content status: catalog

## Model introduction

Embedding model by BAAI for embeddings, semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines.

## Model capabilities

- OpenAI compatible

### Verified specifications

- Catalog status: Currently available on MoleAPI
- Compatible protocols: openai
- Available billing groups: Standard

## Model pricing and access

Pricing is supplied dynamically by the MoleAPI console API.

### Standard (default, x1)

| Tier | Condition | Input | Output |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| base | - | $0.01 | $0 |

### Access protocols

| Protocol | Method | Endpoint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openai | POST | /v1/chat/completions |

- Live pricing source: https://home.moleapi.com/api/pricing

## About bge-m3

Embedding model by BAAI for embeddings, semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines.

### Sources

- [MoleAPI console pricing catalog](https://home.moleapi.com/api/pricing) — MoleAPI

## Code examples

### cURL

```bash
curl https://api.moleapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MOLEAPI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"bge-m3","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
```

## More related models

- [bge-large-en-v1.5](https://www.moleapi.com/en/models/baai/bge-large-en-v1.5) — BAAI
- [gpt-5.4-nano](https://www.moleapi.com/en/models/openai/gpt-5.4-nano) — OpenAI
- [gpt-5.6-luna](https://www.moleapi.com/en/models/openai/gpt-5.6-luna) — OpenAI
- [gpt-5-mini](https://www.moleapi.com/en/models/openai/gpt-5-mini) — OpenAI

## Frequently asked questions

### How is bge-m3 priced?

Prices are read from the MoleAPI console API and update with model prices, context tiers, and account groups.

### How can I access bge-m3?

The catalog currently lists openai.

### How do I switch an existing project to bge-m3?

Keep the MoleAPI API address and key, replace the model parameter, and check protocol-specific parameters.

### Where do the bge-m3 details come from?

Only confirmed availability, pricing, and protocol details from the MoleAPI catalog are included.