{"slug":"nomic","name":"Nomic","domain":"nomic.ai","verdict":"As of 2026-09-05, Claude, Gemini collectively rank Nomic #3 of 6 for embedding apis for code search. Source: https://modelsagree.com/product/nomic (modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0).","best_rank":3,"categories":1,"entries":[{"slug":"best-embedding-apis-for-code-search","title":"Best embedding APIs for code search","rank":3,"of":6,"score":4,"appearances":2,"modelRanks":{"Claude":5,"Gemini":3},"reason":"Leading open-weights 7B code embedder trained on the CoRNStack corpus that matches or beats top proprietary models on code retrieval benchmarks, offering both a hosted API and fully self-hostable Apache 2.0 weights for zero-leakage local indexing. Near-tie with Codestral; ranked third assuming the practitioner values complete codebase privacy and deployment autonomy.","reasons":[{"model":"Gemini","reason":"Leading open-weights 7B code embedder trained on the CoRNStack corpus that matches or beats top proprietary models on code retrieval benchmarks, offering both a hosted API and fully self-hostable Apache 2.0 weights for zero-leakage local indexing. Near-tie with Codestral; ranked third assuming the practitioner values complete codebase privacy and deployment autonomy."},{"model":"Claude","reason":"Fully open (open weights, open training data/code) and self-hostable with a strong code-retrieval checkpoint, Matryoshka dimensions, and a hosted Atlas API option — the most transparent, reproducible pick for regulated or research settings that need to audit and control the whole stack."}],"fixes":[{"model":"Claude","fix":"Ecosystem, throughput tooling, and top-line retrieval scores lag the proprietary leaders; you own the ops burden of serving and scaling it."},{"model":"Gemini","fix":"The 7B parameter architecture requires substantial compute (16GB+ VRAM) and produces higher latency than compact API embedders, making it impractical for resource-constrained environments."}],"updated":"2026-09-05","api":"https://modelsagree.com/api/v1/best/best-embedding-apis-for-code-search.json"}],"page":"https://modelsagree.com/product/nomic","check":"https://modelsagree.com/check?q=Nomic","updated":"2026-09-09T13:07:58.066Z","attribution":"modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0"}