Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 measured on 4 of 203 Multimodal benchmarks4
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88.5MIEB lite
May 2026released
2,048Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
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15Llama Nemoretriever Colembed 3B v183.116Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v08317SauerkrautLM ColQwen3 8B v0.182.9Strong at
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DBetterArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+4%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5.3 GBvBetterVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+3%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5 GBOOpenOps Colqwen3 4B+2%——Languages: not verified+1
OpenNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2+2%——Languages: not verified+1vOpenVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5B+2%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 2.7 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+4%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5.3 GBvVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+3%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+4%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5.3 GBvVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+3%——Memory (4-bit): 1.4 GB → 5 GBOOps Colqwen3 4BOpen+2%——Languages: not verified+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+2%——Languages: not verified+1vVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpen+2%——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 Llama Nemoretriever Colembed 3B v1?›
On ViDoRe v1&v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages), Argus Colqwen3.5 2B v0 scores 83 vs 83.1 — 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 (better).