# Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings vs OpenAI embeddings (slim)

> Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings scores 75 (BB) on agent readiness against OpenAI embeddings's 73.2 (BB), and leads in 1 of 7 scored categories. OpenAI embeddings leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do embed…

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Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings scores 75 (BB) on agent readiness against OpenAI embeddings's 73.2 (BB), and leads in 1 of 7 scored categories. OpenAI embeddings leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do embed text. OpenAI embeddings is cheaper for embed text, $0.01 against $0.0675 per 1M tokens.

- Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings: BB 75, rank #59 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amazon-nova-embeddings.min.md
- OpenAI embeddings: BB 73.2, rank #88 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-embeddings.min.md
- Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings, good for Suited to mixed-media retrieval for teams already on AWS, especially video and audio archives processed through S3. Ahead on Reliability, 95 against 65.
- OpenAI embeddings, good for An agent already on OpenAI that needs cheap general-purpose text retrieval with a small index. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 89 against 76; Agent ergonomics, 90 against 78; Maintenance & community, 60 against 50; Transparency & trust, 85 against 79. Also Cheaper for embed text, $0.01 against $0.0675 per 1M tokens.

| Category | Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings | OpenAI embeddings |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 95 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 76 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 90 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 91 | 95 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 79 | 85 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings | OpenAI embeddings |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | OpenAI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com` | `https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings` |
| Price for embed text | $0.0675 per 1M tokens | $0.01 per 1M tokens |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the AWS Service Terms. The AWS SDKs are Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (SDK) |
| Last release | 2025-10-28 | 2024-01-25 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 18.1M npm/wk, 573.7M PyPI/wk | 31k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 4.5/5 (2) |