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Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826

Aug 2026
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56.3MTEB English v2
Aug 2026released
1,024Dimensions
8K tokensMax input
en, ruLanguages

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1Yuan Embedding 2.0 En70.72Ingot 8B R3703Qwen 3 Embedding 8B69.44Geevec Embeddings 1.068.85Qwen 3 Embedding 4B68.5
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50Granite Embedding English R256.451Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 082656.352Gte Qwen1.5 7B Instruct56.2

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Embeddings & Retrieval#48 of 200

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+23%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1IOpenYuan Embedding 2.0 Enunstated+26%——Languages: loses ru+1BetterQwen 3 Embedding 0.6BunstatedOpen+10%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1BetterQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+22%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1BetterJina Embeddings v5 Text NanounstatedOpen+4%—$0.02Languages: 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 Medical v1 · Clustering · English47.2#22
CoIR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (9 languages)72.5#26
CoIR · Mean over task types · multilingual (9 languages)72.5#26
CoIR · Retrieval · multilingual (9 languages)72.5#26
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (15 languages)72.9#25
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (15 languages)72.9#25
MTEB Code v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (15 languages)72.9#25
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over tasks · Russian71#5
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Mean over task types · Russian68.4#6
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Classification · Russian75.2#6
MTEB Russian v1.1 · STS · Russian73.8#22
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Reranking · Russian70.7#7
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian63.3#17
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian64.8#18
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Retrieval · Russian76.2#8
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian54.8#5

FAQ

How much does Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 cost?›

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

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 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 480M 0826, and what is it best at?›

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

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 better than Granite Embedding English R2?›

On MTEB English v2 · Retrieval · English, Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 scores 56.3 vs 56.4 — about the same.

When was Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-08-10. It is the current version in its line.

Is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 locally?›

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

What is Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826?›

Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from ai-sage, released Aug 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Giga Embeddings Instruct 480M 0826?›

Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Yuan Embedding 2.0 En (open weights).