DenseOn Unsupervised measured on 3 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks3
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49.1BEIR
Apr 2026released
768Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
enLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterBge Base En v1.5unstatedOpen+9%—$0.005
OpenNV Embed v2unstated+29%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.7 GBtBetterGte BaseunstatedOpen+4%—$0.005
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+28%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1BetterBge En IclunstatedOpen+27%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Bge Base En v1.5unstatedOpen+9%—$0.005tGte BaseunstatedOpen+4%—$0.005Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+28%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Bge En IclunstatedOpen+27%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 0.6BunstatedOpen+13%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
NV Embed v2unstatedOpen+29%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.7 GBQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+28%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Bge En IclunstatedOpen+27%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1yLENS D8000unstatedOpen+26%——Languages: not verified+1iInf Retriever v1unstatedOpen+26%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.2 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
lmLateOnOpen+17%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBlLateOnOpen+17%——Max input: 1K tokens → 0K tokenslmDenseOnOpen+16%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBlDenseOnOpen+15%——lColBERT ZeroOpen+13%——lGTE ModernColBERT v1Open+12%——Max input: 1K tokens → 0K tokenslColBERT Zero SupervisedOpen+6%——lColBERT Zero UnsupervisedOpen+5%——Max input: 1K tokens → 0K tokensAll lightonai 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
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Embeddings & RetrievalBEIR · Mean over tasks · English49.1#111
BEIR · Retrieval · English49.1#111
FAQ
How much does DenseOn Unsupervised cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is DenseOn Unsupervised free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is DenseOn Unsupervised, and what is it best at?›
#109 of 194 in Embeddings.
Is DenseOn Unsupervised better than Granite Embedding 30M English?›
On BEIR · Mean over tasks · English, DenseOn Unsupervised scores 49.1 vs 49.1 — about the same.
When was DenseOn Unsupervised released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-21. It is the current version in its line.
Is DenseOn Unsupervised open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run DenseOn Unsupervised locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is DenseOn Unsupervised?›
DenseOn Unsupervised is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from lightonai, released Apr 2026.
What are the best alternatives to DenseOn Unsupervised?›
Bge Base En v1.5 (better), NV Embed v2 (open weights).