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OpenAI (or Compatible) Embedding Models

To use a hosted OpenAI (or compatible) embedding model, specify the openai path in the from field of your configuration.

For a specific model, include its model ID in the from field. If no model ID is specified, it defaults to "text-embedding-3-small".

The following parameters are specific to OpenAI models:

ParameterDescriptionDefault
openai_api_keyThe API key for accessing OpenAI.-
openai_org_idThe organization ID for OpenAI.-
openai_project_idThe project ID for OpenAI.-
endpointThe base endpoint for the OpenAI API.https://api.openai.com/v1

Below is an example configuration in spicepod.yaml:

models:
- from: openai:text-embedding-3-large
name: xl_embed
params:
openai_api_key: ${ secrets:SPICE_OPENAI_API_KEY }

- name: mistral
from: openai:mistral-embed
params:
endpoint: https://api.mistral.ai/v1
api_key: ${ secrets:SPICE_MISTRAL_API_KEY }

For detailed instructions and examples on running vector searches, refer to the Vector-Based Search documentation.