self-host onlyprice
87.6MTEB Korean v2
Oct 2026released
1,024Dimensions
8K tokensMax input
koLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+2%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1OpenQwen 3 Embedding 4Bunstated+3%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1
OpenJina Embeddings v5 Text Smallunstatedsame—$0.05Languages: not verified+1cOpenF2LLM v2 8Bunstated-2%——Memory (4-bit): 0.3 GB → 4.5 GBOpenGte Qwen2 7B Instructunstated-2%——Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+2%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+3%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+3%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+2%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Jina Embeddings v5 Text SmallunstatedOpensame—$0.05Languages: not verified+1cF2LLM v2 8BunstatedOpen-2%——Memory (4-bit): 0.3 GB → 4.5 GBGte Qwen2 7B InstructunstatedOpen-2%——Languages: not verified+1Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · full quality✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Embeddings & RetrievalFAQ
How much does Alpha Sts v0 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Alpha Sts v0 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Alpha Sts v0, and what is it best at?›
#3 of 108 in Embeddings.
Is Alpha Sts v0 better than Qwen 3 Embedding 8B?›
On MTEB Korean v2 · STS · Korean, Alpha Sts v0 scores 87.6 vs 89.8 — lower.
When was Alpha Sts v0 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-10-07. It is the current version in its line.
Is Alpha Sts v0 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Alpha Sts v0 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Alpha Sts v0?›
Alpha Sts v0 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from alphabrothers, released Oct 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Alpha Sts v0?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Qwen 3 Embedding 4B (open weights).