Granite Embedding English R2
Aug 2025
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Granite Embedding English R2 measured on 25 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks25
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56.4MTEB English v2
Aug 2025released
768Dimensions
8K tokensMax input
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Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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26F2LLM v2 330M66.327Granite Embedding English R265.628Granite Embedding 97M Multilingual R265.5Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VBetterVoyage 3 Liteunstated+9%—$0.02Languages: not verifiedDOpenUibk Embedding v1unstated+39%——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensVBetterVoyage 3unstated+13%—$0.06Languages: not verifiedVBetterVoyage Multilingual 2unstated+21%—$0.12Languages: not verifiedVBetterVoyage Law 2unstated+20%—$0.12Languages: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VVoyage 3 Liteunstated+9%—$0.02Languages: not verifiedVVoyage 3unstated+13%—$0.06Languages: not verifiedVVoyage Multilingual 2unstated+21%—$0.12Languages: not verifiedVVoyage Law 2unstated+20%—$0.12Languages: not verifiedDUibk Embedding v1unstatedOpen+39%——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DUibk Embedding v1unstatedOpen+39%——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokenslGTE ModernColBERT v1Open+38%——Max input: 8K tokens → 0K tokensdUltraBERT Embed 150MunstatedOpen+21%——cF2LLM v2 8BunstatedOpen+17%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBBBidirLM 1B EmbeddingOpen+16%——Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokens+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Granite Embedding 311M Multilingual R2unstatedOpen+9%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBGranite Embedding 97M Multilingual R2unstatedOpensame——Granite Embedding Small English R2unstatedOpen-3%——Granite Embedding 125M EnglishunstatedOpen-36%——Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokensGranite Embedding 30M EnglishunstatedOpen-41%——Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokensGranite Embedding 278M MultilingualunstatedOpen-42%——Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokens+1Granite Embedding 107M MultilingualunstatedOpen-48%——Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokensAll IBM 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 · Retrieval · English53.1#66
FAQ
How much does Granite Embedding English R2 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Granite Embedding English R2 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Granite Embedding English R2, and what is it best at?›
#47 of 200 in Embeddings. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.
Is Granite Embedding English R2 better than F2LLM v2 330M?›
On LongEmbed · Retrieval · English, Granite Embedding English R2 scores 65.6 vs 66.3 — about the same.
When was Granite Embedding English R2 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-15. It is the current version in its line.
Is Granite Embedding English R2 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Granite Embedding English R2 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Granite Embedding English R2?›
Granite Embedding English R2 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from IBM, released Aug 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Granite Embedding English R2?›
Voyage 3 Lite (better), Uibk Embedding v1 (open weights).