# Granite Embedding Small English R2 vs jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small (slim)

> jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small scores 50.2 (D) to Granite Embedding Small English R2's 41.7 (E) for text embeddings. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small scores 50.2 (D) on agent readiness against Granite Embedding Small English R2's 41.7 (E), and leads in 3 of 5 scored categories. Granite Embedding Small English R2 leads on reach and risk. Both do text embeddings.

- Granite Embedding Small English R2: E 41.7, rank #100 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-embedding-small-english-r2.min.md
- jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small: D 50.2, rank #93 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small.min.md
- Granite Embedding Small English R2, good for Agents that need small, fast English retrieval embeddings on any hardware with permissive licensing Ahead on Reach, 70 against 65; Risk, 55 against 45.
- jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small, good for Non-commercial agents that want one local index across text, images, video and audio, or to extend a jina-embeddings-v5-text index Ahead on Capability, 33 against 10; Agent interface, 65 against 60; Documentation and upkeep, 69 against 37.

| Category | Granite Embedding Small English R2 | jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 10 | 33 |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 65 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 37 | 69 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite Embedding Small English R2 | jina-embeddings-v5-omni-small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Jina AI (Elastic) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | CC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| Last release | 2026-01-21 | 2026-10-11 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |