Feature Request: support "encoding_format": "base64" in the */embeddings endpoints #10887
Description
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Feature Description
The OpenAI embeddings API supports returning the embeddings in base64 format:
https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/embeddings/create#embeddings-create-encoding_format
We should implement this option in the server and enable it both for the /v1/embeddings and /embeddings endpoints.
Motivation
Reduce JSON payload and increase OAI compatibility.
Possible Implementation
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