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BidirLM 270M Embedding

Apr 2026
BBidirLM 270M Embedding
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64.2MTEB Scandinavian v1
Apr 2026released
640Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
en, es, Estonian +80Languages

Ranking?

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1STS Multilingual Mpnet Base v2922Qwen 3 Embedding 8B873Octen Embedding 8B86.94Jina Embeddings v5 Text Nano86.45Llama Embed Nemotron 8B86.4
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60E5 Mistral 7B Instruct71.561BidirLM 270M Embedding71.562Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF1671.4

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterEmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpen+12%—$0.002Languages: not verifiedGOpenSTS Multilingual Mpnet Base v2unstated+29%——Max input: 1K tokens → 0K tokens+1BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+22%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1iBetterMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen+15%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 0.3 GBiBetterMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen+12%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 0.3 GB

Run it yourself

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Fits 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 & Retrieval
LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English71.8#16
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English71.8#16
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English71.8#16
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English-2.2#134
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)16.3#55
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)41.4#53
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)55.5#70
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)83.4#67
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French55.9#127
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)22.9#78
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)78.6#82
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi66.6#74
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)30#71
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over tasks · Dutch50.9#52
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over task types · Dutch58#53
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch45.5#60
MTEB Dutch v1 · Classification · Dutch59.7#42
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch34.3#52
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch71.5#61
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch36.5#32
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch82.2#101
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch76.3#44
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese19.8#89
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English-2.2#134
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English-2.2#134
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English-2.2#134
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish61.9#84
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai68.7#64
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai48.7#42
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)64.2#100
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian53.7#101
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)56.8#45
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)49.3#49
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)46.2#47
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)67.7#64
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)59.1#43
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)54.6#69
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)20.7#54
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)61.3#64
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English-2.2#134
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)59.6#69
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)76.7#68

FAQ

How much does BidirLM 270M Embedding cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.

Is BidirLM 270M Embedding free to use?›

There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is BidirLM 270M Embedding, and what is it best at?›

#94 of 206 in Embeddings.

Is BidirLM 270M Embedding better than E5 Mistral 7B Instruct?›

On MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch, BidirLM 270M Embedding scores 71.5 vs 71.5 — about the same.

When was BidirLM 270M Embedding released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-04-07. It is the current version in its line.

Is BidirLM 270M Embedding open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run BidirLM 270M Embedding locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

What is BidirLM 270M Embedding?›

BidirLM 270M Embedding is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from BidirLM, released Apr 2026.

What are the best alternatives to BidirLM 270M Embedding?›

EmbeddingGemma 300M (better), STS Multilingual Mpnet Base v2 (open weights).