diff --git a/milli/src/update/settings.rs b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
index 3ad6e658c..54a25abd5 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/settings.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/settings.rs
@@ -1574,7 +1574,6 @@ pub fn validate_embedding_settings(
         EmbedderSource::OpenAi => {
             check_unset(&revision, EmbeddingSettings::REVISION, inferred_source, name)?;
 
-            check_unset(&url, EmbeddingSettings::URL, inferred_source, name)?;
             check_unset(&query, EmbeddingSettings::QUERY, inferred_source, name)?;
             check_unset(&input_field, EmbeddingSettings::INPUT_FIELD, inferred_source, name)?;
             check_unset(
diff --git a/milli/src/vector/openai.rs b/milli/src/vector/openai.rs
index e180aedaa..ea7ea97f6 100644
--- a/milli/src/vector/openai.rs
+++ b/milli/src/vector/openai.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::ThreadPoolNoAbort;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
 pub struct EmbedderOptions {
+    pub url: Option<String>,
     pub api_key: Option<String>,
     pub embedding_model: EmbeddingModel,
     pub dimensions: Option<usize>,
@@ -146,11 +147,13 @@ pub const OPENAI_EMBEDDINGS_URL: &str = "https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings";
 
 impl EmbedderOptions {
     pub fn with_default_model(api_key: Option<String>) -> Self {
-        Self { api_key, embedding_model: Default::default(), dimensions: None, distribution: None }
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_embedding_model(api_key: Option<String>, embedding_model: EmbeddingModel) -> Self {
-        Self { api_key, embedding_model, dimensions: None, distribution: None }
+        Self {
+            api_key,
+            embedding_model: Default::default(),
+            dimensions: None,
+            distribution: None,
+            url: None,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -175,11 +178,13 @@ impl Embedder {
             &inferred_api_key
         });
 
+        let url = options.url.as_deref().unwrap_or(OPENAI_EMBEDDINGS_URL).to_owned();
+
         let rest_embedder = RestEmbedder::new(RestEmbedderOptions {
             api_key: Some(api_key.clone()),
             distribution: None,
             dimensions: Some(options.dimensions()),
-            url: OPENAI_EMBEDDINGS_URL.to_owned(),
+            url,
             query: options.query(),
             input_field: vec!["input".to_owned()],
             input_type: crate::vector::rest::InputType::TextArray,
diff --git a/milli/src/vector/settings.rs b/milli/src/vector/settings.rs
index 9c7fb09b1..4b04e3370 100644
--- a/milli/src/vector/settings.rs
+++ b/milli/src/vector/settings.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,16 @@ impl SettingsDiff {
                     ReindexAction::push_action(&mut reindex_action, ReindexAction::FullReindex);
                 }
                 if url.apply(new_url) {
-                    ReindexAction::push_action(&mut reindex_action, ReindexAction::FullReindex);
+                    match source {
+                        // do not regenerate on an url change in OpenAI
+                        Setting::Set(EmbedderSource::OpenAi) | Setting::Reset => {}
+                        _ => {
+                            ReindexAction::push_action(
+                                &mut reindex_action,
+                                ReindexAction::FullReindex,
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 if query.apply(new_query) {
                     ReindexAction::push_action(&mut reindex_action, ReindexAction::FullReindex);
@@ -271,7 +280,7 @@ fn apply_default_for_source(
             *model = Setting::Reset;
             *revision = Setting::NotSet;
             *dimensions = Setting::NotSet;
-            *url = Setting::NotSet;
+            *url = Setting::Reset;
             *query = Setting::NotSet;
             *input_field = Setting::NotSet;
             *path_to_embeddings = Setting::NotSet;
@@ -364,7 +373,7 @@ impl EmbeddingSettings {
                 EmbedderSource::Ollama,
                 EmbedderSource::Rest,
             ],
-            Self::URL => &[EmbedderSource::Ollama, EmbedderSource::Rest],
+            Self::URL => &[EmbedderSource::Ollama, EmbedderSource::Rest, EmbedderSource::OpenAi],
             Self::QUERY => &[EmbedderSource::Rest],
             Self::INPUT_FIELD => &[EmbedderSource::Rest],
             Self::PATH_TO_EMBEDDINGS => &[EmbedderSource::Rest],
@@ -390,6 +399,7 @@ impl EmbeddingSettings {
                 Self::DOCUMENT_TEMPLATE,
                 Self::DIMENSIONS,
                 Self::DISTRIBUTION,
+                Self::URL,
             ],
             EmbedderSource::HuggingFace => &[
                 Self::SOURCE,
@@ -494,6 +504,7 @@ impl From<EmbeddingConfig> for EmbeddingSettings {
                 distribution: distribution.map(Setting::Set).unwrap_or_default(),
             },
             super::EmbedderOptions::OpenAi(super::openai::EmbedderOptions {
+                url,
                 api_key,
                 embedding_model,
                 dimensions,
@@ -505,7 +516,7 @@ impl From<EmbeddingConfig> for EmbeddingSettings {
                 api_key: api_key.map(Setting::Set).unwrap_or_default(),
                 dimensions: dimensions.map(Setting::Set).unwrap_or_default(),
                 document_template: Setting::Set(prompt.template),
-                url: Setting::NotSet,
+                url: url.map(Setting::Set).unwrap_or_default(),
                 query: Setting::NotSet,
                 input_field: Setting::NotSet,
                 path_to_embeddings: Setting::NotSet,
@@ -608,6 +619,9 @@ impl From<EmbeddingSettings> for EmbeddingConfig {
                             options.embedding_model = model;
                         }
                     }
+                    if let Some(url) = url.set() {
+                        options.url = Some(url);
+                    }
                     if let Some(api_key) = api_key.set() {
                         options.api_key = Some(api_key);
                     }