Weaviate Embeddings
Weaviate Embeddings is a managed embedding inference service for Weaviate Cloud users. It helps generate embeddings for your data and queries conveniently and directly from a Weaviate Cloud database instance.
With Weaviate Embeddings, you can generate embeddings for your data and queries directly from a Weaviate Cloud database instance.
This means you can perform keyword, vector and hybrid searches without the need to externally generate vector embeddings, or manage additional model providers.
Available models
Section titled “Available models”The following models are available for use with Weaviate Embeddings:
Text embedding models
Section titled “Text embedding models”Multimodal embedding models
Section titled “Multimodal embedding models”ModernVBERT/colmodernvbert- A vision-language model for visual document retrieval. Embed document images (PDFs, slides, invoices) directly without OCR or preprocessing, then search with text queries. Images and text are represented together in the same vector space.
Authentication
Section titled “Authentication”In order to use Weaviate Embeddings you only need a connection to your Weaviate Cloud cluster. No additional authentication is specifically needed, and the Weaviate Embeddings service is enabled by default for all clusters. You can use the service no matter if you connect with a client library or, for example, via OIDC.
Usage limits
Section titled “Usage limits”Weaviate Embeddings only imposes usage limits on requests for free clusters.
The rate limit for free clusters is 2000 requests per cluster per day.
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”To use Weaviate Embeddings, you need a Weaviate Cloud instance with a Weaviate client library that supports Weaviate Embeddings.
Data privacy
Section titled “Data privacy”Weaviate Embeddings is a stateless service that does not store any data.
The data provided to Weaviate Embeddings is used solely for the purpose of generating embeddings. We do not store or use your data for any other purpose, including training or model improvement.
Service and data location
Section titled “Service and data location”Weaviate Embeddings makes use of infrastructure located in the United States. Note that by using Weaviate Embeddings, you are agreeing to have your data transferred to the United States for processing.
We may expand the service to other regions in the future.
Additional resources
Section titled “Additional resources”- Weaviate Embeddings: Quickstart
- Weaviate Embeddings: Choose a model
- Weaviate Embeddings: Administration
- Model provider integrations: Text Embeddings
- Model provider integrations: Multimodal Embeddings
Support
Section titled “Support”If you use Weaviate Cloud (Database cluster(s) or Weaviate product in the cloud) or have a self-hosted support package, open a ticket in the Support Portal or email Weaviate support directly. To add a support plan, contact Weaviate sales.
Use the Support Portal for direct help from the Weaviate team: open and track tickets, and we'll respond in line with your support plan. The Community Forum is open to everyone, and a great place to ask questions, get help with your cluster, and connect with other developers. For all the ways to get help, see the Support overview.