# Semantic Search Setup Model Selection

> Sub-skill of semantic-search-setup: Model Selection.

- Skill: `vamseeachanta/semantic-search-setup-model-selection` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vamseeachanta/semantic-search-setup-model-selection`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vamseeachanta/semantic-search-setup-model-selection/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: vamseeachanta (https://skillmd.com/u/vamseeachanta)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vamseeachanta/semantic-search-setup-model-selection

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# Model Selection

## Model Selection


| Model | Dimensions | Speed | Quality | Use Case |
|-------|------------|-------|---------|----------|
| `all-MiniLM-L6-v2` | 384 | Fast | Good | General purpose |
| `all-mpnet-base-v2` | 768 | Medium | Better | Higher accuracy |
| `bge-small-en-v1.5` | 384 | Fast | Good | Multilingual |
| `text-embedding-3-small` | 1536 | API | Excellent | Production (OpenAI) |

**Recommended:** `all-MiniLM-L6-v2` for local CPU processing.