# Gemini Embedding vs Nomic Embed (slim)

> Gemini Embedding scores 70.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Nomic Embed's 49.2 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do embed text. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Gemini Embedding scores 70.6 (BB) on agent readiness against Nomic Embed's 49.2 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do embed text.

- Gemini Embedding: BB 70.6, rank #130 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-embedding.min.md
- Nomic Embed: D 49.2, rank #613 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nomic-embed.min.md
- Gemini Embedding, good for Multimodal corpora, especially video and audio, and for agents already on Google Cloud. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 38; Schema & documentation, 89 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 86 against 69; Security & auth, 70 against 62; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 75 against 28; Transparency & trust, 75 against 46. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Nomic Embed, good for Teams that want a hosted endpoint for an open-weight model they can also run themselves, with the same vectors either way.

| Category | Gemini Embedding | Nomic Embed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 38 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 28 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 46 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gemini Embedding | Nomic Embed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google | Nomic, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-embedding-2:embedContent` | `https://api-atlas.nomic.ai/v1/embedding/text` |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDK) | Proprietary hosted API. Model weights Apache-2.0 on Hugging Face. The Python client declares Apache in setup.py and the TypeScript client is MIT |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-04-22 | 2025-11-11 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-04-28 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 4k stars | 1.9k stars, 8.6k npm/wk, 3.8k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |