GTE ModernColBERT v1 measured on 6 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks6
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54.8BEIR
Apr 2025released
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DOpenUibk Embedding v1unstatedsame——dOpenUltraBERT Embed 150Munstated-12%——cOpenF2LLM v2 8Bunstated-15%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBBOpenBidirLM 1B Embedding-16%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.6 GBcOpenF2LLM v2 4Bunstated-17%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 2.4 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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DUibk Embedding v1unstatedOpensame——dUltraBERT Embed 150MunstatedOpen-12%——cF2LLM v2 8BunstatedOpen-15%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBBBidirLM 1B EmbeddingOpen-16%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.6 GBcF2LLM v2 4BunstatedOpen-17%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 2.4 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
lmDenseOnOpenn/a——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBlmLateOnOpenn/a——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.2 GBlDenseOnOpenn/a——lDenseOn UnsupervisedOpenn/a——lLateOnOpenn/a——lColBERT ZeroOpenn/a——lColBERT Zero SupervisedOpenn/a——lColBERT Zero UnsupervisedOpenn/a——All lightonai models →Run it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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in Embeddings & RetrievalBEIR · Retrieval · English54.8#49
FAQ
How much does GTE ModernColBERT v1 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is GTE ModernColBERT v1 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is GTE ModernColBERT v1, and what is it best at?›
#48 of 194 in Embeddings.
Is GTE ModernColBERT v1 better than Uibk Embedding v1?›
On LongEmbed · Retrieval · English, GTE ModernColBERT v1 scores 90.6 vs 91.5 — about the same.
When was GTE ModernColBERT v1 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-04-30. It is the current version in its line.
Is GTE ModernColBERT v1 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run GTE ModernColBERT v1 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is GTE ModernColBERT v1?›
GTE ModernColBERT v1 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from lightonai, released Apr 2025.
What are the best alternatives to GTE ModernColBERT v1?›
Uibk Embedding v1 (open weights).