# Qwen3 Embedding series: text embedding and reranking models

> Qwen released the Qwen3 Embedding series, a family of models for text embedding, retrieval, and reranking built on the Qwen3 foundation. The models are open-sourced under Apache 2.0 and claim state-of-the-art performance across multiple benchmarks, leveraging Qwen3's multilingual capabilities.

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|---|---|
| **Tool** | Qwen |
| **Version** | — |
| **Kind** | announcement |
| **Published** | 2025-06-05 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | new-model, capability |

## What changed


- New model series designed for text embedding, retrieval, and reranking
- Built on the Qwen3 foundation model
- Open-sourced under Apache 2.0
- Claimed state-of-the-art benchmark results across multiple embedding and reranking tasks


## Sources

- [blog_rss](https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen3-embedding/) — retrieved 2026-08-11


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