Product change·Jun 29 → Jul 6, 2026·Week 28, 2026·AI & Machine Learning
Upstage launches Embed 2 and File Search, retires original Embed model
What changed
Feature added
Added Embed 2, a next-gen embedding model (free until 2026-07-20 UTC, then $0.10/1M tokens); original Embed model now marked for retirement (end of service 2026-08-31) in favor of Embed 2. Also added File Search (Beta), a new document search API with free introductory pricing.
Before and after
Jun 29, 2026 vs Jul 6, 2026Pulse.
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What changed
Added Embed 2, a next-gen embedding model (free until 2026-07-20 UTC, then $0.10/1M tokens); original Embed model now marked for retirement (end of service 2026-08-31) in favor of Embed 2. Also added File Search (Beta), a new document search API with free introductory pricing.
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