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Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826

Aug 2026
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59.4MTEB English v2
Aug 2026released
2,048Dimensions
8K tokensMax input
en, ruLanguages

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

Full ranking →
1F2LLM v2 14B89.22F2LLM v2 8B88.33F2LLM v2 1.7B884F2LLM v2 4B87.45FlowVec v187.3
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28Gemini Embedding 00147.229Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 082645.230Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Nano44.7

Strong at

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Embeddings & Retrieval#26 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+23%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1cOpenF2LLM v2 8Bunstated+95%——Memory (4-bit): 1.9 GB → 4.5 GBiBetterMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen+14%—$0.01Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokensBetterQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+10%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1BetterJina Embeddings v5 Text SmallunstatedOpen+7%—$0.05Languages: not verified

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
LicenceMITfree for commercial use

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)88.9#29
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)50.6#9
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English2.1#25
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)62.6#10
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)18.8#34
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French67#16
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)84.6#45
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi73.6#44
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)28.8#69
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)45.2#29
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch92#9
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese34.2#2
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English48.8#12
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English2.1#25
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English2.1#25
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English2.1#25
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish73#18
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai67.8#8
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai71.3#50
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)73.9#24
CoIR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (9 languages)75.9#17
CoIR · Mean over task types · multilingual (9 languages)75.9#17
CoIR · Retrieval · multilingual (9 languages)75.9#17
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (15 languages)76.9#15
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (15 languages)76.9#15
MTEB Code v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (15 languages)76.9#15
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over tasks · Russian74.6#2
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over task types · Russian72.4#3
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Classification · Russian78.2#2
MTEB Russian v1.1 · STS · Russian76.5#3
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Reranking · Russian73.7#3
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian68.3#1
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian72.3#2
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Retrieval · Russian80.9#3
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian57.2#2
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (1037 languages)63.9#20
MTEB multilingual v2 · Mean over task types · multilingual (1037 languages)56.5#19
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)66.3#22
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)54.3#16
MTEB multilingual v2 · STS · multilingual (35 languages)74.2#31
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)82.6#13
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)60.8#37
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)68#48
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English2.1#25
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)32.7#9
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)67.3#11

FAQ

How much does Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 cost?›

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

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 free to use?›

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

How good is Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826, and what is it best at?›

#26 of 200 in Embeddings. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 better than Gemini Embedding 001?›

On MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages), Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 scores 45.2 vs 47.2 — lower.

When was Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-08-19. It is the current version in its line.

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 locally?›

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

What is Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826?›

Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from ai-sage, released Aug 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Giga Embeddings Instruct 3B 0826?›

Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), F2LLM v2 8B (open weights).