bge-en-icl - API in Egypt, billed in EGP

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A LLM-based embedding model with in-context learning capabilities that achieves SOTA performance on BEIR and AIR-Bench. It leverages few-shot examples to enhance task performance.

Modality

Embedding

Context window

8K tokens

Region

US

Weights

Open weights

Published

Jul 14, 2026

Pricing

Input

0.65

EGP per 1M tokens

Output

Free

EGP per 1M tokens

Monthly cost example

32.5 EGP

Illustrative estimate: 50M input + 15M output tokens per month at this model's catalog rates.

Use it via the API

bge-en-icl works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.

Run inference

OpenAI-compatible — POST /v1/embeddings — drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.embeddings.create(
    model="bge-en-icl",
    input="The food was delicious and the waiter...",
    encoding_format="float",
)

vector = response.data[0].embedding
print(f"dim={len(vector)}, first 8 dims: {vector[:8]}")

Frequently asked questions

How much does bge-en-icl cost?

0.65 EGP per 1M input tokens; Output tokens are free. Billing is metered per token in Egyptian pounds (EGP), with no minimum commitment.

What is the context window of bge-en-icl?

bge-en-icl supports a context window of 8,192 tokens (8K).

Where is bge-en-icl hosted?

bge-en-icl is served from US (US-hosted inference).

Is bge-en-icl an open-weights model?

Yes — bge-en-icl is an open-weights model. You call it through the SovereignEG API like any other catalog model, with per-token EGP billing.

How do I use bge-en-icl via the API?

bge-en-icl is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/embeddings with model "bge-en-icl" and your API key.