The Cohere Embed v3 model distinguishes itself from its predecessor in the OCI Generative AI service primarily through improved retrievals for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. This enhancement means that the new version of the model is better at retrieving relevant documents or passages that can be used to augment the generation of responses. The improvements likely include better embedding quality, which allows the model to find more relevant and contextually appropriate information during the retrieval phase.
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Cohere model documentation and release notes
Technical discussions on improvements in RAG systems