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Text-Embeddings-Inference
A blazing fast inference solution for text embeddings models
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About Text-Embeddings-Inference
Text-Embeddings-Inference is a framework for serving text embeddings models at high throughput. Built in Rust, it provides a REST API to generate embeddings from various transformer models. It is designed for low-latency inference, making it suitable for production embedding pipelines.
Best for
Developers who need fast, scalable embedding serving for search or NLP pipelines
Use cases
- Generate embeddings for semantic search
- Compute embeddings for text classification
- Serve embeddings for clustering workflows
Notes
4,829 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-26. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- High throughput due to Rust implementation
- Supports a wide range of embedding models from Hugging Face
- Low latency inference
Cons
- Only supports text embeddings models, not generative or other tasks
- Requires appropriate hardware (GPU) for optimal performance
- Limited community support as a community project
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 1.9.4 (released 15 Sept 2026)
- GitHub stars
- 5,062
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Stars and usage
How Text-Embeddings-Inference is growing
4,829 to 5,062
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Changelog
What changed
Released 1.9.4
Released 1.9.3
Released 1.9.2
Released 1.9.1
Released 1.9.0
Released 1.8.3
Released 1.8.2
Released 1.8.1
Released 1.8.0
Released 1.7.4
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