Mixedbread review

Input fees of $0.30 to $0.50 and output fees of $0.72 to $1.20 cover the models in the catalogue. New accounts can pick up $5 one-time credits to run a first prototype before committing a pipeline to this vendor.

Yes, there is $5 one-time credits available to try the API at the start. Once that credit is spent, usage is billed at the normal rates, so treat it as a trial rather than a permanent free tier.

The catalogue covers Toast 1, mxbai rerank listwise and Wholembed V3. That is a narrow line-up aimed at search and retrieval work, not a general chat library, so check your use case fits before you build against it.

The largest context window is 131,000, which handles long documents but looks modest next to the 1,000,000 typical of the wider field. If you routinely pass very long transcripts, check the model you plan to use.

The published certifications cover SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR. That set is what an enterprise security review usually asks for first, so it shortens the vendor questionnaire for teams buying API access for internal data.

Support runs on email, help centre and community. That is a documentation and community path rather than a live desk, so keep your own runbooks and expect to work through the help centre when an incident lands.

The provider is mixedbread ai inc., based in the United States. Working with a named US entity matters if you need a signed agreement, invoicing in dollars, or a data processing arrangement for an enterprise rollout.

Salad lists input fees of $0.06, well under the $0.30 to $0.50 here. Azure AI Foundry and Supascale AI compete on catalogue breadth rather than entry price, so Mixedbread fits only if the focused line-up is what you need.