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KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5

Dec 2024
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83.4MTEB English v2
Dec 2024released
896Dimensions
33K tokensMax input

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1Yuan Embedding 2.0 Zh76.22Youtu Embedding75.13QZhou Embedding74.84Conan Embedding v274.45ListConRanker73.3
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46KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v164.447KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.564.448Querit64.3

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.3 GB → 4.5 GBIOpenYuan Embedding 2.0 Zh+18%——Max input: 33K tokens → 1K tokensBetterJina Embeddings v5 Text SmallunstatedOpen+3%—$0.05Memory (4-bit): 0.3 GB → 0.4 GBBetterBge Multilingual Gemma2unstatedOpen+6%—$0.11Max input: 33K tokens → 8K tokens+1BetterYoutu EmbeddingOpen+17%——Max input: 33K tokens → 1K tokens+1

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

History

3 versions
64.464.664.86565.2Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Release dateMTEB Chinese · Rerankingv1v1.5v2
64.464.664.86565.2Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Release dateMTEB Chinese · Rerankingv1v1.5v2

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
BEIR · Mean over tasks · English51.6#86
BEIR · Mean over task types · English51.6#86
BEIR · Retrieval · English51.6#86
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · STS · Mandarin Chinese48.4#50
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Clustering · Mandarin Chinese57.3#39
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese64.4#47
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Retrieval · Mandarin Chinese70.1#48
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Pair Classification · Mandarin Chinese72.9#40
MTEB French v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (2 languages)54.3#30
MTEB French v1 · Reranking · French80.6#32
MTEB French v1 · Summarization · French29.3#117
MTEB Polish v1 · Clustering · Polish44.3#20
MTEB Polish v1 · STS · Polish67#33
MTEB Polish v1 · Pair Classification · Polish79.1#63
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (10 languages)59.7#23
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (10 languages)61.9#17
MTEB Medical v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (10 languages)61.2#26
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English41.4#47
MTEB Medical v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese83.1#45
MTEB Spanish v1 · Classification · Spanish88.5#22
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian55.9#42
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Reranking · Russian63.7#37
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian37.7#41
MTEB Russian v1.1 · STS · Russian70.7#48
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Retrieval · Russian63.9#31
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian55.2#89
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)36.1#80

FAQ

How much does KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 cost?›

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

Is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 free to use?›

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

How good is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5, and what is it best at?›

#136 of 238 in Embeddings.

Is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 better than KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1?›

On MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese, KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 scores 64.4 vs 64.4 — about the same.

When was KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2024-12-26. It is the current version in its line.

Is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 locally?›

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

What is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5?›

KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from HIT-TMG, released Dec 2024.

What are the best alternatives to KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v1.5?›

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