Model · Embedding model
BGE M3
BAAI's January 2024 multilingual embedding release combining dense, sparse, and multi-vector retrieval in one 568M-parameter checkpoint with 8K context and 100-plus-language coverage, published under the MIT licence with weights on BAAI's Hugging Face organization and documentation on the BGE site. No developer API or managed host serves this checkpoint. Reviewed by automation under ADR 055 with human spot-checks; verify against the cited evidence.
- Developer
- BAAI
- Distribution
- Downloadable weights
- Artifact licensing
- Open-licensed artifacts
- License scope
- Reviewed release artifacts and mandatory terms; not an assessment of training code or training data openness.
- Licenses
- MIT License
- Boundary
- This record represents the BGE-M3 embedding checkpoint. The BGE rerankers, the bge-large/bge-base/bge-small line, the multilingual-Gemma BGE releases, and the FlagEmbedding toolkit repository are separate boundaries.
Risk statements
The developer publishes no risk-threshold statement for this release. Absence is not evidence of safety.
Page the reviewer checked ↗ · 2026-10-13 · Research confidence: High
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