Cadet Embed Base v1 measured on 10 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks10
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Retrieval1
Other9
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self-host onlyprice
54.3BEIR
May 2025released
768Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
enLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+16%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1
OpenNV Embed v2unstated+16%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.7 GB
BetterBge En IclunstatedOpen+14%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1BetterQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+13%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1iBetterE5 Mistral 7B InstructunstatedOpen+5%—$0.022Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.3 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+16%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Bge En IclunstatedOpen+14%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+13%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1iE5 Mistral 7B InstructunstatedOpen+5%—$0.022Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.3 GBBge Multilingual Gemma2unstatedOpen+9%—$0.11Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
NV Embed v2unstatedOpen+16%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.7 GBQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+16%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Bge En IclunstatedOpen+14%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1yLENS D8000unstatedOpen+14%——Languages: not verified+1iInf Retriever v1unstatedOpen+14%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.2 GBRun 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 & RetrievalBEIR · Retrieval · English54.3#54
BRIGHT · Retrieval · English15.1#15
FAQ
How much does Cadet Embed Base v1 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Cadet Embed Base v1 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Cadet Embed Base v1, and what is it best at?›
#53 of 194 in Embeddings.
Is Cadet Embed Base v1 better than Bge Large En v1.5?›
On BEIR · Mean over tasks · English, Cadet Embed Base v1 scores 54.3 vs 54.3 — about the same.
When was Cadet Embed Base v1 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-05-11. It is the current version in its line.
Is Cadet Embed Base v1 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Cadet Embed Base v1 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Cadet Embed Base v1?›
Cadet Embed Base v1 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from manveertamber, released May 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Cadet Embed Base v1?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), NV Embed v2 (open weights).