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KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5

Sep 2025
KKaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5
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58.5MTEB English v2
Sep 2025released
896Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
en, zhLanguages

Rankingconfiguration unstated?

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1Yuan Embedding 2.0 Zh76.22Youtu Embedding75.13QZhou Embedding74.84Conan Embedding v274.45ListConRanker73.3
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32Dmeta Embedding Zh Small66.933KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.566.934F2LLM v2 4B66.8

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Embeddings & Retrieval#35 of 200

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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
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
BEIR · Mean over tasks · English55#48
BEIR · Mean over task types · English55#48
BEIR · Retrieval · English55#48
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Mean over tasks · Mandarin Chinese70.9#12
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Mean over task types · Mandarin Chinese72.4#12
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · STS · Mandarin Chinese59.8#27
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Clustering · Mandarin Chinese73.1#7
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese66.9#33
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Retrieval · Mandarin Chinese73.4#29
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Classification · Mandarin Chinese77.4#8
MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Pair Classification · Mandarin Chinese84.1#17
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (10 languages)63.1#12
MTEB Medical v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (10 languages)65#9
MTEB Medical v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (10 languages)64.7#18
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English44.5#30
MTEB Medical v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese85.8#33
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)45.8#57

FAQ

How much does KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 cost?›

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

Is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 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 v2.5, and what is it best at?›

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

Is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 better than Dmeta Embedding Zh Small?›

On MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese, KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 scores 66.9 vs 66.9 — about the same.

When was KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-09-30. It is the current version in its line.

Is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 open source?›

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

Can I run KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 locally?›

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

What is KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5?›

KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from KaLM-Embedding, released Sep 2025.

What are the best alternatives to KaLM Embedding Multilingual Mini Instruct v2.5?›

Yuan Embedding 2.0 Zh (better).