EmbeddingGemma 2
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- I really appreciate that EmbeddingGemma 2 is under the Apache 2.0 license.
- For embedding models in particular, I don't think it makes sense to use a closed, proprietary, hosted-only model.
- Most applications of embedding models involve calculating thousands or even millions of embedding vectors and storing them for later comparison.
- I'd much rather pay a provider for a hosted model while knowing that if they ever stop hosting it I can run the open weights version myself - or find another vendor who can do that for me.
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- [1]EmbeddingGemma 2Simon Willison's Weblog · Oct 6, 08:37 PM
My comment on EmbeddingGemma 2 — Hacker News.
I really appreciate that EmbeddingGemma 2 is under the Apache 2.0 license.
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