Installation¶
We recommend Python 3.8 or higher, PyTorch 1.11.0 or higher and transformers v4.32.0 or higher.
Install SentenceTransformers¶
Install with pip
Install the sentence-transformers with pip
:
pip install -U sentence-transformers
Install with conda
Apple silicon Installation of sentence-transformers
conda install -c conda-forge sentence-transformers
Install from source
Alternatively, you can also clone the latest version from the repository and install it directly from the source code:
pip install -e .
Install PyTorch with CUDA support¶
If you want to use a GPU / CUDA, you must install PyTorch with the matching CUDA Version. Follow PyTorch - Get Started for further details how to install PyTorch.