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Colpali v1.2

Aug 2024
vColpali v1.2
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78.4MIEB lite
Aug 2024released
16K tokensMax input
enLanguages

Ranking?

Full ranking →
1Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0862VultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8B85.33Ops Colqwen3 4B84.94Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v284.85VultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5B84.8
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36Voyage Multimodal 375.737Colpali v1.274.338SauerkrautLM ColLFM2 450M v0.174.3

Strong at

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Embeddings & Retrieval#40 of 89

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterJina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen+9%—$0.05Languages: not verified+1DOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstated+16%——Memory (4-bit): 1.8 GB → 5.3 GBvBetterVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+15%——Memory (4-bit): 1.8 GB → 5 GBOBetterOps Colqwen3 4BOpen+14%——Languages: not verified+1BetterNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+14%——Languages: not verified+1

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

History

3 versions
7273747576Oct 24Release dateViDoRe v1&v2v1.1v1.2v1.3
7273747576Oct 24Release dateViDoRe v1&v2v1.1v1.2v1.3

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
JinaVDR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (20 languages)64.4#5
JinaVDR · Mean over task types · multilingual (20 languages)64.4#5
JinaVDR · Document Understanding · multilingual (20 languages)64.4#5
MIEB English · Document Understanding · English83.2#38
MIEB lite · Document Understanding · English78.4#40
MIEB multilingual · Document Understanding · English83.2#38
ViDoRe v1&v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)74.3#37

FAQ

How much does Colpali v1.2 cost?›

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

Is Colpali v1.2 free to use?›

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

How good is Colpali v1.2, and what is it best at?›

#40 of 89 in Multimodal.

Is Colpali v1.2 better than Voyage Multimodal 3?›

On ViDoRe v1&v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages), Colpali v1.2 scores 74.3 vs 75.7 — lower.

When was Colpali v1.2 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2024-08-26. It is the current version in its line.

Is Colpali v1.2 open source?›

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

Can I run Colpali v1.2 locally?›

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

What is Colpali v1.2?›

Colpali v1.2 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from vidore, released Aug 2024.

What are the best alternatives to Colpali v1.2?›

Jina Embeddings v4 (better), Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (open weights).