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bge-base-en-v1.5
bge-base-en-v1.5 by BAAI costs $0.005 per 1M input tokens and $0 output. It is available outside China via OpenRouter and Cloudflare Workers AI (@cf/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5). Last checked 2026-10-27.
$0.005 in · $0 out
OpenRouter fallback: lowest listed provider. Not an official price.
How to use it from outside China
- Send requests through OpenRouter. https://openrouter.ai/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5
- Other listed hosts: Cloudflare Workers AI (@cf/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5).
- Confirm the price on the source before you rely on it. Checked 2026-10-27. Pricing source
Usable outside China?
No official international API listed.
OpenRouter: https://openrouter.ai/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5
Other hosts: Cloudflare Workers AI (@cf/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5)
Questions
Can I use bge-base-en-v1.5 from outside China?
Official international API: Unknown — not on the record yet. OpenRouter: https://openrouter.ai/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5. Other hosts: Cloudflare Workers AI (@cf/baai/bge-base-en-v1.5).
How much does bge-base-en-v1.5 cost per 1M tokens?
$0.005 input and $0 output per 1M tokens. openrouter-fallback. Checked 2026-10-27.
Is the bge-base-en-v1.5 API OpenAI-compatible?
Unknown — not on the record yet
Are bge-base-en-v1.5 weights open, and under which license?
No. The record marks the weights closed.
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