Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium measured on 6 of 194 Embeddings benchmarks6
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62.2MTEB Scandinavian v1
Jul 2023released
768Dimensions
0K tokensMax input
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
iBetterE5 Base v2unstatedOpen+5%—$0.005
OpenJina Embeddings v5 Text Smallunstated+38%—$0.05Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.4 GB
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+36%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBiBetterMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen+20%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBBetterQwen 3 Embedding 0.6BunstatedOpen+18%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.4 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
iE5 Base v2unstatedOpen+5%—$0.005Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+36%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBiMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen+20%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBQwen 3 Embedding 0.6BunstatedOpen+18%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.4 GB
Bge M3unstatedOpen+11%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.3 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Jina Embeddings v5 Text SmallunstatedOpen+38%—$0.05Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.4 GBJina Embeddings v5 Text NanounstatedOpen+38%—$0.02OOcten Embedding 8BOpen+36%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+36%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GB
KaLM Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511Open+33%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 7.1 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
KDfm Sentence Encoder LargeOpen-18%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBAll KennethEnevoldsen 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
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How much does Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium, and what is it best at?›
#114 of 206 in Embeddings.
Is Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium better than Voyage Large 2 Instruct?›
On MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages), Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium scores 62.2 vs 62.3 — about the same.
When was Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2023-07-12. It is the current version in its line.
Is Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).
Can I run Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium?›
Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from KennethEnevoldsen, released Jul 2023.
What are the best alternatives to Dfm Sentence Encoder Medium?›
E5 Base v2 (better), Jina Embeddings v5 Text Small (open weights).