Jina Colbert v1 EN

embedapache-2.0

Jina-ColBERT-v1-en revolutionizes text search by solving a critical challenge in information retrieval: achieving high accuracy without sacrificing computational efficiency. Unlike traditional models that compress entire documents into single vectors, this model maintains precise token-level understanding while requiring only 137M parameters. For teams building search applications, recommendation systems, or content discovery platforms, Jina-ColBERT-v1-en eliminates the traditional trade-off between search quality and system performance. The model particularly shines in scenarios where nuanced text understanding is crucial, such as technical documentation search, academic paper retrieval, or any application where capturing subtle semantic relationships can make the difference between finding the right information and missing critical content.

Context
8K
Input price
$0.05/1M tokens
Output price
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Capabilities

Infrastructure
Fine-tuning

Details

Model IDjina-colbert-v1-en
Provider Jina AI
Creator jina
Licenseapache-2.0
Statusactive
Typeembed
Input modalitiestext
Output modalitiesembedding
Open weightYes
Parameters—
Architecture—
Context window8K tokens
Max input—
Max output—
Reasoning tokens—
Knowledge cutoff—
Release date
Sourceofficial

Endpoints

EmbeddingsPOST
Generate vector embeddings for texthttps://api.jina.ai/v1/embeddings

Pricing

Input
$0.05
Output
—
Cache write
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Cache read
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Batch in
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Batch out
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Family Comparison: jina-colbert

ModelContextMax outPricing
Jina Colbert v1 EN8K—$0.05—
Jina Colbert v28K—$0.05—

API

GET/v1/models/jina/jina-colbert-v1-en

Jina Colbert v1 EN

jina-colbert-v1-en

Jina-ColBERT-v1-en revolutionizes text search by solving a critical challenge in information retrieval: achieving high accuracy without sacrificing computational efficiency. Unlike traditional models that compress entire documents into single vectors, this model maintains precise token-level understanding while requiring only 137M parameters. For teams building search applications, recommendation systems, or content discovery platforms, Jina-ColBERT-v1-en eliminates the traditional trade-off between search quality and system performance. The model particularly shines in scenarios where nuanced text understanding is crucial, such as technical documentation search, academic paper retrieval, or any application where capturing subtle semantic relationships can make the difference between finding the right information and missing critical content.

Changes · 3 entries
jina-colbert-v1-enupdateca7a400Nov 2, 2026, 03:02 AM
nameJina ColBERT v1 English→Jina Colbert v1 EN
description137M-parameter English-only ColBERT-style late-interactio...→Jina-ColBERT-v1-en revolutionizes text search by solving ...
jina-colbert-v1-enupdate80c574aJun 3, 2026, 07:05 AM
nameJina ColBERT v1 English→Jina Colbert v1 EN
description137M-parameter English-only ColBERT-style late-interactio...→Jina-ColBERT-v1-en revolutionizes text search by solving ...
jina-colbert-v1-encreate3e56cf1Apr 26, 2026, 07:23 PM