OpenAI Embeddings

Use OpenAI text-embedding models for semantic search in Sciwand. Pay-as-you-go, no subscription.

OpenAI provides high-quality general-purpose embeddings.

No subscription needed. Embeddings are billed via the OpenAI API as pay-as-you-go and are very cheap. A ChatGPT plan does not include API usage.

Step 1 - at OpenAI

  1. Sign in at platform.openai.com and create a key at API keys.
  2. Add a little credit under Settings -> Billing.

Step 2 - in Sciwand

  1. Open Settings -> Embeddings, turn on Text Embeddings, then click Select (or Change) to open the model picker.
  2. Select OpenAI, click Configure, paste your key, and click Save Changes. If you already added an OpenAI key on the AI Models tab, it is reused automatically.
  3. Choose a model: text-embedding-3-small (cheapest, fast) or text-embedding-3-large (highest quality).
  4. Click Generate All to index your library.

Changing the active embedding model later clears and rebuilds vectors - see the embedding setup guide.