Gemini Embedding 2 vs Text Embedding v4

Gemini Embedding 2 from Google and Text Embedding v4 from Alibaba Cloud (Qwen), side by side. Every figure comes from the model registry. No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.

Side-by-side comparison of Gemini Embedding 2, Text Embedding v4

Attribute	Gemini Embedding 2	Text Embedding v4
Provider	Google	Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)
Model id	google/gemini-embedding-2	qwen/text-embedding-v4
Status	Available via Safeguard	Available via Safeguard
Input / 1M tokens	$0.20	$0.07
Output / 1M tokens	Price on request	Price on request
Price notes	Text input $0.20/1M. Image $0.45/1M ($0.00012 per image), audio $6.50/1M, video $12.00/1M. Output not billed.	International (Singapore). Billed by input tokens, output free.
Context	8K	8K
Parameters	Not published	Not published
Max output	Not published	Not published
Modality	Embeddings	Embeddings
Weights	Closed	Closed
Zero data retention	Not offered	Not stated
Prompts go to	Google (Gemini Developer API)	Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (prices shown are for the Singapore / International deployment)
Retention	Paid tier: prompts and responses not used to improve Google products, but logged for a limited period for abuse monitoring, free tier content may be used to improve products	Alibaba Cloud states it never uses your data for model training, Model Studio stores data generated from model calls as required by law (no period stated)
Region	No region guarantee, data may be stored transiently or cached in any country where Google operates. Google points ZDR and enterprise processing needs to Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform)	Singapore (International) for these prices, other regions such as China (Beijing), Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Virginia and Tokyo have separate price lists
Price checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

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