Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 measured on 4 of 195 Multimodal benchmarks4
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88.5MIEB lite
May 2026released
2,048Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
enLanguages
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7Nemotron Colembed VL 4B v288.68Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v088.59Colqwen3.5 4.5B v388.4Strong at
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstated+1%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5.3 GB
OpenNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2+1%——Languages: not verified+1DOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstated+1%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.8 GBvOpenVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8Bsame——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5 GBvOpenVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5Bsame——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.7 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+1%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5.3 GBNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+1%——Languages: not verified+1DArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+1%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.8 GBvVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5 GBvVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.7 GBRun it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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How much does Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0, and what is it best at?›
#8 of 89 in Multimodal. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.
Is Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 better than Nemotron Colembed VL 4B v2?›
On MIEB lite · Document Understanding · English, Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 scores 88.5 vs 88.6 — about the same.
When was Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-05-03. It is the current version in its line.
Is Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0?›
Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from DataScience-UIBK, released May 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0?›
Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (open weights).