text-embedding-3-small - API in Egypt, billed in EGP

Live
OpenAI

Modality

Embedding

Region

US

Published

Jul 14, 2026

Pricing

Input

1.30

EGP per 1M tokens

Output

Free

EGP per 1M tokens

Monthly cost example

65 EGP

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

Use it via the API

text-embedding-3-small 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="text-embedding-3-small",
    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 text-embedding-3-small cost?

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

Where is text-embedding-3-small hosted?

text-embedding-3-small is served from US (US-hosted inference).

How do I use text-embedding-3-small via the API?

text-embedding-3-small 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 "text-embedding-3-small" and your API key.