Eager Embed v1 measured on 4 of 203 Multimodal benchmarks4
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79.2MIEB lite
Nov 2025released
2,560Dimensions
262K tokensMax input
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36Colpali v1.379.437Eager Embed v179.238DNA VL STEER 2B79.1Strong at
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterJina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen+10%—$0.05Max input: 262K tokens → 128K tokensDOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstated+13%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1
BetterNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+13%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5.2 GBDBetterArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+13%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1vBetterVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Jina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen+10%—$0.05Max input: 262K tokens → 128K tokensDArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+13%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+13%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5.2 GBDArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+13%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1vVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+13%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+13%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5.2 GBDArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+13%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1vVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5 GBvVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpen+12%——Run it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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How much does Eager Embed v1 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Eager Embed v1 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Eager Embed v1, and what is it best at?›
#37 of 89 in Multimodal.
Is Eager Embed v1 better than Colpali v1.3?›
On MIEB lite · Document Understanding · English, Eager Embed v1 scores 79.2 vs 79.4 — about the same.
When was Eager Embed v1 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-11-20. It is the current version in its line.
Is Eager Embed v1 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Eager Embed v1 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Eager Embed v1?›
Eager Embed v1 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from eagerworks, released Nov 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Eager Embed v1?›
Jina Embeddings v4 (better), Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (open weights).