Llama Embed Nemotron 8B vs Seed1.6 Embedding 1215

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B

Wins 17 of 46 benchmarks

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215

Wins 14 of 46 benchmarks

Only shared

MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B69.5

Seed1.6 Embedding 121570.3

FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B10.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215-0

FollowIR · Mean over task types · English?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B10.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215-0

FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B10.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215-0

MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B92.1

Seed1.6 Embedding 121591.8

MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B49.9

Seed1.6 Embedding 121548.9

MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B10.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215-0

MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B22

Seed1.6 Embedding 121539.5

MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B62.5

Seed1.6 Embedding 121563.2

MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B66.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 121579.3

MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B57

Seed1.6 Embedding 121543

MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B80.1

Seed1.6 Embedding 121591.2

MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B88.5

Seed1.6 Embedding 121586.9

MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B58.2

Seed1.6 Embedding 121532.3

MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B61.1

Seed1.6 Embedding 121561.3

MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B81.7

Seed1.6 Embedding 121578.7

MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B73.2

Seed1.6 Embedding 121576.7

MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B54.4

Seed1.6 Embedding 121556.8

MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B10.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215-0

MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B29.9

Seed1.6 Embedding 121546.2

MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B84

Seed1.6 Embedding 121585.5

MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B67.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 121566.2

MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B68.7

Seed1.6 Embedding 121566

MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B79.4

Seed1.6 Embedding 121575.9

MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B91.7

Seed1.6 Embedding 121591.7

MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B29

Seed1.6 Embedding 121522.4

MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B67.2

Seed1.6 Embedding 121566

MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B79.6

Seed1.6 Embedding 121580.5

MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B74.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 121586.4

MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B63.4

Seed1.6 Embedding 121552.7

MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B81.4

Seed1.6 Embedding 121591.5

CoIR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (9 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B—

Seed1.6 Embedding 121578.3

CoIR · Mean over task types · multilingual (9 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B—

Seed1.6 Embedding 121578.3

CoIR · Retrieval · multilingual (9 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B—

Seed1.6 Embedding 121578.3

MTEB Code v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (15 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B—

Seed1.6 Embedding 121580.7

MTEB Code v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (15 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B—

Seed1.6 Embedding 121580.7

MTEB Code v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (15 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B—

Seed1.6 Embedding 121580.7

MTEB Korean v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B56.3

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over tasks · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B66.2

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over task types · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B70.7

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · Classification · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B73.4

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B50.8

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B41.5

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B83.9

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B67

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch?

Llama Embed Nemotron 8B86.4

Seed1.6 Embedding 1215—

Benchmark	Llama Embed Nemotron 8B	Seed1.6 Embedding 1215
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)	69.5	70.3
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English	10.8	-0
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English	10.8	-0
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English	10.8	-0
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)	92.1	91.8
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)	49.9	48.9
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English	10.8	-0
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)	22	39.5
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)	62.5	63.2
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French	66.8	79.3
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)	57	43
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi	80.1	91.2
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)	88.5	86.9
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)	58.2	32.3
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)	61.1	61.3
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)	81.7	78.7
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)	73.2	76.7
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)	54.4	56.8
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English	10.8	-0
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)	29.9	46.2
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)	84	85.5
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)	67.8	66.2
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)	68.7	66
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)	79.4	75.9
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch	91.7	91.7
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese	29	22.4
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian	67.2	66
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)	79.6	80.5
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish	74.8	86.4
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai	63.4	52.7
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai	81.4	91.5
CoIR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (9 languages)	—	78.3
CoIR · Mean over task types · multilingual (9 languages)	—	78.3
CoIR · Retrieval · multilingual (9 languages)	—	78.3
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (15 languages)	—	80.7
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (15 languages)	—	80.7
MTEB Code v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (15 languages)	—	80.7
MTEB Korean v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)	56.3	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over tasks · Dutch	66.2	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over task types · Dutch	70.7	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · Classification · Dutch	73.4	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch	50.8	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch	41.5	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch	83.9	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch	67	—
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch	86.4	—

Specs

Spec	Llama Embed Nemotron 8B	Seed1.6 Embedding 1215
Context	33K	33K
Weights	Open	Closed
Released	Oct 2025	Dec 2025
Dimensions	4,096	—
Max input	131K tokens	33K tokens
Memory (4-bit)	4.5 GB	—
Licence	https://huggingface.co/nvidia/llama-embed-nemotron-8b/blob/main/LICENSE	—
Commercial use	Restricted	—

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