voyage-4-lite vs rerank-2.5
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
voyage-4-lite is 60% cheaper on blended cost ($0.020 vs $0.050/Mtok)
| Specification |
by Voyage AI
|
by Voyage AI
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current embedding | Current embedding |
| Released | Jun 1, 2025 | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.020/Mtok | $0.050/Mtok |
| Output | $—/Mtok | $—/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.020/Mtok | $0.050/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | — tokens | — tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Voyage AI — $0.020/Mtok
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Voyage AI — $0.050/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | voyage-4-lite | rerank-2.5 | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 (60%) |
| 10M tokens | $0.2 | $0.5 | $0.3 (60%) |
| 100M tokens | $2 | $5 | $3 (60%) |
| 1000M tokens | $20 | $50 | $30 (60%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick voyage-4-lite if…
- cost dominates: $0.020/Mtok blended vs $0.050 — 60% less on the same 50/50 token mix
Pick rerank-2.5 if…
- this pairing gives rerank-2.5 no edge on price, context, cache discount, or measured performance — pick it only for qualitative fit (ecosystem, compliance, model behavior on your prompts)
Try voyage-4-lite on Voyage AI
The cheaper option here — voyage-4-lite costs $0.020/Mtok blended on Voyage AI.
Summary
voyage-4-lite by Voyage AI costs $0.020/Mtok input. It supports text input.
rerank-2.5 by Voyage AI costs $0.050/Mtok input. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, voyage-4-lite is 60% cheaper than rerank-2.5.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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