self-host onlyprice
26.1ViDoRe v3
Oct 2025released
8K tokensMax input
enLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterNemotron 3.5 Embed 1B BF16Open×2.2—$0.015Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 0.9 GB
OpenEVIE 8B×2.5——Languages: not verified+1
BetterJina Embeddings v5 Omni NanounstatedOpen+75%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1BetterNemotron 3.5 Embed 8B BF16Open×2.3—$0.035Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 5 GBBetterJina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen+75%—$0.05Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nemotron 3.5 Embed 1B BF16Open×2.2—$0.015Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 0.9 GBJina Embeddings v5 Omni NanounstatedOpen+75%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1Nemotron 3.5 Embed 8B BF16Open×2.3—$0.035Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 5 GBJina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen+75%—$0.05Languages: not verified+1
Qwen 3 VL Embedding 8BOpen×2.2—$0.09Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
EVIE 8BOpen×2.5——Languages: not verified+1EVIE 4.5BOpen×2.5——Languages: not verified+1wWebAI ColVec1.1 8BOpen×2.5——Languages: not verified+1
pplx Embed v2 Late 9BOpen×2.5——Max input: 8K tokens → 4K tokens+2vVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen×2.5——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 5 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MBimodernvbertOpen-42%——MModernvbert EmbedOpen-43%——All ModernVBERT models →Run 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
LicenceMITfree for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Embeddings & RetrievalFAQ
How much does Colmodernvbert cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Colmodernvbert free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Colmodernvbert, and what is it best at?›
#39 of 52 in Multimodal.
Is Colmodernvbert better than BiUltraVBERT?›
On ViDoRe v3 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (6 languages), Colmodernvbert scores 26.1 vs 31.7 — lower.
When was Colmodernvbert released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-10-01. It is the current version in its line.
Is Colmodernvbert open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).
Can I run Colmodernvbert locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Colmodernvbert?›
Colmodernvbert is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from ModernVBERT, released Oct 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Colmodernvbert?›
Nemotron 3.5 Embed 1B BF16 (better), EVIE 8B (open weights).