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Inf Retriever v1

Dec 2024
iInf Retriever v1
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self-host onlyprice
64.1MTEB English v2
Dec 2024released
3,584Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
en, zhLanguages

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF1677.22Dinghy Law 8B v177.13Voyage 4 Large76.94Most Embed De76.25Octen Embedding 8B74.1
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35F2LLM v2 8B63.536Inf Retriever v163.237F2LLM v2 4B62.3

Strong at

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Embeddings & Retrieval#11 of 200

Run it yourself

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Fits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · 8-bit✓ 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 & Retrieval
BEIR · Mean over tasks · English61.7#7
BEIR · Mean over task types · English61.7#7
BEIR · Retrieval · English61.7#7
BEIR-NL · Mean over tasks · Dutch54.5#1
BEIR-NL · Mean over task types · Dutch54.5#1
BEIR-NL · Retrieval · Dutch54.5#1
BRIGHT · Mean over tasks · English15#16
BRIGHT · Mean over task types · English15#16
BRIGHT · Retrieval · English15#16
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Retrieval · Mandarin Chinese76#18
ChemTEB · Retrieval · English81.6#1
LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English73.2#12
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English73.2#12
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English73.2#12
MTEB German v1 · Retrieval · German58.9#5
MTEB Europe v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (25 languages)66.5#4
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English2.6#20
MTEB French v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)69.5#3
MTEB Indic v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (14 languages)87.7#6
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (3 languages)63.7#12
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (3 languages)63.7#12
MTEB Law v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)63.7#12
MTEB Medical v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (10 languages)68.8#1
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English2.6#20
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English2.6#20
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English2.6#20
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)70.9#11
CoIR · Mean over tasks · multilingual (9 languages)67.6#36
CoIR · Mean over task types · multilingual (9 languages)67.6#36
CoIR · Retrieval · multilingual (9 languages)67.6#36
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (15 languages)69.7#30
MTEB Code v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (15 languages)69.7#30
MTEB Code v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (15 languages)69.7#30
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)53.7#25
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German63.2#36
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)53#36
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)66.5#13
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English2.6#20

FAQ

How much does Inf Retriever v1 cost?›

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

Is Inf Retriever v1 free to use?›

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

How good is Inf Retriever v1, and what is it best at?›

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

Is Inf Retriever v1 better than F2LLM v2 8B?›

On RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German, Inf Retriever v1 scores 63.2 vs 63.5 — about the same.

When was Inf Retriever v1 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2024-12-24. It is the current version in its line.

Is Inf Retriever v1 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run Inf Retriever v1 locally?›

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

What is Inf Retriever v1?›

Inf Retriever v1 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from infly, released Dec 2024.

What are the best alternatives to Inf Retriever v1?›

Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 (open weights).