Qwen3 Embedding 4B vs Gemini Embedding 2

Detailed comparison between Qwen3 Embedding 4B and Gemini Embedding 2. See which embedding best meets your accuracy and performance needs. If you want to compare these models on your data, try Agentset.

Model Comparison

Gemini Embedding 2 takes the lead.

Both Qwen3 Embedding 4B and Gemini Embedding 2 are powerful embedding models designed to improve retrieval quality in RAG applications. However, their performance characteristics differ in important ways.

Why Gemini Embedding 2:

  • Gemini Embedding 2 has 123 higher ELO rating
  • Qwen3 Embedding 4B delivers better accuracy (nDCG@10: 0.705 vs 0.628)
  • Qwen3 Embedding 4B is 406ms faster on average
  • Gemini Embedding 2 has a 15.0% higher win rate

Overview

Key metrics

ELO Rating

Overall ranking quality

Qwen3 Embedding 4B

1482

Gemini Embedding 2

1605

Win Rate

Head-to-head performance

Qwen3 Embedding 4B

44.6%

Gemini Embedding 2

59.5%

Accuracy (nDCG@10)

Ranking quality metric

Qwen3 Embedding 4B

0.705

Gemini Embedding 2

0.628

Average Latency

Response time

Qwen3 Embedding 4B

29ms

Gemini Embedding 2

435ms

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Visual Performance Analysis

Performance

ELO Rating Comparison

Win/Loss/Tie Breakdown

Accuracy Across Datasets (nDCG@10)

Latency Distribution (ms)

Breakdown

How the models stack up

MetricQwen3 Embedding 4BGemini Embedding 2Description
Overall Performance
ELO Rating
1482
1605
Overall ranking quality based on pairwise comparisons
Win Rate
44.6%
59.5%
Percentage of comparisons won against other models
Pricing & Availability
Price per 1M tokens
$0.020
$0.000
Cost per million tokens processed
Dimensions
2560
3072
Vector embedding dimensions (lower is more efficient)
Release Date
2025-06-06
2026-03-10
Model release date
Accuracy Metrics
Avg nDCG@10
0.705
0.628
Normalized discounted cumulative gain at position 10
Performance Metrics
Avg Latency
29ms
435ms
Average response time across all datasets

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Dataset Performance

By field

Comprehensive comparison of accuracy metrics (nDCG, Recall) and latency percentiles for each benchmark dataset.

business reports

MetricQwen3 Embedding 4BGemini Embedding 2Description
Accuracy Metrics
nDCG@5
0.000
0.091
Ranking quality at top 5 results
nDCG@10
0.000
0.084
Ranking quality at top 10 results
Recall@5
0.000
0.012
% of relevant docs in top 5
Recall@10
0.000
0.020
% of relevant docs in top 10
Latency Metrics
Mean
29ms
439ms
Average response time
P50
29ms
431ms
50th percentile (median)
P90
29ms
603ms
90th percentile

DBPedia

MetricQwen3 Embedding 4BGemini Embedding 2Description
Accuracy Metrics
nDCG@5
0.799
0.788
Ranking quality at top 5 results
nDCG@10
0.787
0.792
Ranking quality at top 10 results
Recall@5
0.061
0.061
% of relevant docs in top 5
Recall@10
0.119
0.120
% of relevant docs in top 10
Latency Metrics
Mean
26ms
436ms
Average response time
P50
26ms
432ms
50th percentile (median)
P90
26ms
592ms
90th percentile

FiQa

MetricQwen3 Embedding 4BGemini Embedding 2Description
Accuracy Metrics
nDCG@5
0.838
0.843
Ranking quality at top 5 results
nDCG@10
0.836
0.835
Ranking quality at top 10 results
Recall@5
0.719
0.763
% of relevant docs in top 5
Recall@10
0.839
0.816
% of relevant docs in top 10
Latency Metrics
Mean
23ms
466ms
Average response time
P50
23ms
454ms
50th percentile (median)
P90
23ms
605ms
90th percentile

SciFact

MetricQwen3 Embedding 4BGemini Embedding 2Description
Accuracy Metrics
nDCG@5
0.666
0.871
Ranking quality at top 5 results
nDCG@10
0.697
0.871
Ranking quality at top 10 results
Recall@5
0.782
0.959
% of relevant docs in top 5
Recall@10
0.891
0.959
% of relevant docs in top 10
Latency Metrics
Mean
38ms
404ms
Average response time
P50
38ms
360ms
50th percentile (median)
P90
38ms
537ms
90th percentile

MSMARCO

MetricQwen3 Embedding 4BGemini Embedding 2Description
Accuracy Metrics
nDCG@5
0.974
0.956
Ranking quality at top 5 results
nDCG@10
0.954
0.939
Ranking quality at top 10 results
Recall@5
0.124
0.122
% of relevant docs in top 5
Recall@10
0.224
0.221
% of relevant docs in top 10
Latency Metrics
Mean
31ms
441ms
Average response time
P50
31ms
446ms
50th percentile (median)
P90
31ms
584ms
90th percentile

ARCD

MetricQwen3 Embedding 4BGemini Embedding 2Description
Accuracy Metrics
nDCG@5
0.857
0.868
Ranking quality at top 5 results
nDCG@10
0.864
0.875
Ranking quality at top 10 results
Recall@5
0.940
0.940
% of relevant docs in top 5
Recall@10
0.960
0.960
% of relevant docs in top 10
Latency Metrics
Mean
25ms
410ms
Average response time
P50
25ms
359ms
50th percentile (median)
P90
25ms
586ms
90th percentile

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