Qwen 3 Embedding 8B

by Alibaba

Qwen3-Embedding 8B by Alibaba, a 4096-dimensional embedding model with 36 layers and 32K context for dense retrieval and retrieval-augmented generation.

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Key info

Input
Output
Features
Context window
33K
Max output
33K
Input price
$0.01 /1M
Output price
$0 /1M
  • EU residency available
  • US residency available
  • Zero data retention on pay-as-you-go
  • No training by default
  • GDPR DPA available

Available routes

Qwen 3 Embedding 8B runs on 2 different routes through the Opper gateway. Compare residency, zero data retention and training posture at a glance, with full data-handling detail per route below.

ProviderRegionZero data retentionTrainingInputOutputCache read
USNo$0.01$0Input price
EUNo$0.11$0Input price

Uptime and availability

One of Qwen 3 Embedding 8B's 2 routes is on the monitoring board, so the figure below is that provider's availability rather than the model's.

100%route uptime, last 30 days
Its other routes aren't measured here yet.

Name a second model in the same request and the gateway tries it on retriable errors, so a busy hour never has to reach your users. Set up a fallback chain.

Measured over the last 30 days from each provider's official status feed via StatusGator. Refreshed hourly. 1 further route is not on the board yet. See uptime for every provider Opper monitors.

Data handling per route

Each route hosting Qwen 3 Embedding 8B has its own privacy posture, residency, and GDPR terms. Postures are maintained by Opper with a last-verification timestamp.

DeepInfra β€” United StatesπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Zero data retention: nothing is logged, held for abuse monitoring or used for training. No training on customer data. US; unknown; DPA available.

Zero data retention
Yes. Nothing is logged, held for abuse monitoring or used for training.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
None
Abuse monitoring
No classifier
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
unknown

evroc β€” SwedenπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ

Zero data retention: nothing is logged, held for abuse monitoring or used for training. No training on customer data. EU; DPA available.

Zero data retention
Yes. Nothing is logged, held for abuse monitoring or used for training.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
None
Abuse monitoring
No classifier
Subprocessor access
No subprocessor reads content
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
Not applicable β€” data stays in EU

Get started

Call Qwen 3 Embedding 8B through the Opper gateway with one API key. Opper is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI, Anthropic and Google AI SDKs.

Qwen 3 Embedding 8B is a premium model on Opper. Sign up needs no credit card: you get an API key straight away and the free models work in the playground and the API. Add a card to use premium models, pay-as-you-go with no minimum.

Set it up with your agent

Copy this and paste it into a coding agent like Claude Code, Cursor or Codex and it'll wire up Opper for you.

Or call it directly

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.OPPER_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.opper.ai/v3/compat",
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "deepinfra/Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

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