embedding-strategies
Guide to selecting and optimizing embedding models for vector search applications.
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Embedding Strategies
Guide to selecting and optimizing embedding models for vector search applications.
Do not use this skill when
- The task is unrelated to embedding strategies
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
Instructions
- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open
resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Use this skill when
- Choosing embedding models for RAG
- Optimizing chunking strategies
- Fine-tuning embeddings for domains
- Comparing embedding model performance
- Reducing embedding dimensions
- Handling multilingual content
Core Concepts
1. Embedding Model Comparison
| Model | Dimensions | Max Tokens | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| text-embedding-3-large | 3072 | 8191 | High accuracy |
| text-embedding-3-small | 1536 | 8191 | Cost-effective |
| voyage-2 | 1024 | 4000 | Code, legal |
| bge-large-en-v1.5 | 1024 | 512 | Open source |
| all-MiniLM-L6-v2 | 384 | 256 | Fast, lightweight |
| multilingual-e5-large | 1024 | 512 | Multi-language |
2. Embedding Pipeline
Document → Chunking → Preprocessing → Embedding Model → Vector
↓
[Overlap, Size] [Clean, Normalize] [API/Local]
Templates
Template 1: OpenAI Embeddings
from openai import OpenAI
from typing import List
import numpy as np
client = OpenAI()
def get_embeddings(
texts: List[str],
model: str = "text-embedding-3-small",
dimensions: int = None
) -> List[List[float]]:
"""Get embeddings from OpenAI."""
# Handle batching for large lists
batch_size = 100
all_embeddings = []
for i in range(0, len(texts), batch_size):
batch = texts[i:i + batch_size]
kwargs = {"input": batch, "model": model}
if dimensions:
kwargs["dimensions"] = dimensions
response = client.embeddings.create(**kwargs)
embeddings = [item.embedding for item in response.data]
all_embeddings.extend(embeddings)
return all_embeddings
def get_embedding(text: str, **kwargs) -> List[float]:
"""Get single embedding."""
return get_embeddings([text], **kwargs)[0]
# Dimension reduction with OpenAI
def get_reduced_embedding(text: str, dimensions: int = 512) -> List[float]:
"""Get embedding with reduced dimensions (Matryoshka)."""
return get_embedding(
text,
model="text-embedding-3-small",
dimensions=dimensions
)
Template 2: Local Embeddings with Sentence Transformers
from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer
from typing import List, Optional
import numpy as np
class LocalEmbedder:
"""Local embedding with sentence-transformers."""
def __init__(
self,
model_name: str = "BAAI/bge-large-en-v1.5",
device: str = "cuda"
):
self.model = SentenceTransformer(model_name, device=device)
def embed(
self,
texts: List[str],
normalize: bool = True,
show_progress: bool = False
) -> np.ndarray:
"""Embed texts with optional normalization."""
embeddings = self.model.encode(
texts,
normalize_embeddings=normalize,
show_progress_bar=show_progress,
convert_to_numpy=True
)
return embeddings
def embed_query(self, query: str) -> np.ndarray:
"""Embed a query with BGE-style prefix."""
# BGE models benefit from query prefix
if "bge" in self.model.get_sentence_embedding_dimension():
query = f"Represent this sentence for searching relevant passages: {query}"
return self.embed([query])[0]
def embed_documents(self, documents: List[str]) -> np.ndarray:
"""Embed documents for indexing."""
return self.embed(documents)
# E5 model with instructions
class E5Embedder:
def __init__(self, model_name: str = "intfloat/multilingual-e5-large"):
self.model = SentenceTransformer(model_name)
def embed_query(self, query: str) -> np.ndarray:
return self.model.encode(f"query: {query}")
def embed_document(self, document: str) -> np.ndarray:
return self.model.encode(f"passage: {document}")
Template 3: Chunking Strategies
from typing import List, Tuple
import re
def chunk_by_tokens(
text: str,
chunk_size: int = 512,
chunk_overlap: int = 50,
tokenizer=None
) -> List[str]:
"""Chunk text by token count."""
import tiktoken
tokenizer = tokenizer or tiktoken.get_encoding("cl100k_base")
tokens = tokenizer.encode(text)
chunks = []
start = 0
while start < len(tokens):
end = start + chunk_size
chunk_tokens = tokens[start:end]
chunk_text = tokenizer.decode(chunk_tokens)
chunks.append(chunk_text)
start = e
Quick Info
- Source
- antigravity
- Category
- Document Processing
- Repository
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- Scraped At
- Jan 29, 2026
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