Text Embedding v4 vs Codestral Embed
Text Embedding v4 from Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) and Codestral Embed from Mistral AI, side by side. Every figure comes from the model registry. No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.
| Attribute |  Text Embedding v4 |  Codestral Embed |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) | Mistral AI |
| Model id | qwen/text-embedding-v4 | mistral/codestral-embed-2505 |
| Status | Available via Safeguard | Available via Safeguard |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.07 | $0.15 |
| Output / 1M tokens | Price on request | Price on request |
| Price notes | International (Singapore). Billed by input tokens, output free. | Embeddings: input tokens only. Cached input $0.015. |
| Context | 8K | 8K |
| Parameters | Not published | Not published |
| Max output | Not published | Not published |
| Modality | Embeddings | Embeddings |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Zero data retention | Not stated | Available |
| Prompts go to | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (prices shown are for the Singapore / International deployment) | Mistral AI (global endpoint by default) |
| Retention | 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) | Commercial terms: no training on customer data unless opted in, with exceptions, Studio Free mode may train on inputs and outputs (opt-out available), pay-as-you-go can opt out, ZDR available on pay-as-you-go for stateless endpoints |
| Region | Singapore (International) for these prices, other regions such as China (Beijing), Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Virginia and Tokyo have separate price lists | Global by default, optional EU or US regional inference endpoints at 1.1x pricing |
| Price checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
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