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50.7MTEB Korean v2
Sep 2026released
768Dimensions
16K tokensMax input
en, koLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+33%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1SOpenPwC Embedding Expr+43%——Max input: 16K tokens → 1K tokens+2iBetterMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen+9%—$0.01Max input: 16K tokens → 1K tokens+1BetterQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+33%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1iBetterE5 Mistral 7B InstructunstatedOpen+11%—$0.022Languages: loses ko+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+33%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1iMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen+9%—$0.01Max input: 16K tokens → 1K tokens+1Qwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+33%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1iE5 Mistral 7B InstructunstatedOpen+11%—$0.022Languages: loses ko+1SPwC Embedding ExprOpen+43%——Max input: 16K tokens → 1K tokens+2ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
SPwC Embedding ExprOpen+43%——Max input: 16K tokens → 1K tokens+2nKURE v2Open+37%——Max input: 16K tokens → 8K tokensnKURE v1Open+36%——Max input: 16K tokens → 8K tokens+1sComsat Embed Ko 8B PreviewOpen+35%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.5 GBdBGE M3 KoOpen+35%——Max input: 16K tokens → 8K tokens+1Run 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
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How much does Ko Embed v0 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Ko Embed v0 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Ko Embed v0, and what is it best at?›
#43 of 150 in Embeddings.
Is Ko Embed v0 better than Multilingual E5 Large Instruct?›
On MTEB Korean v2 · Reranking · Korean, Ko Embed v0 scores 50.7 vs 52.3 — lower.
When was Ko Embed v0 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-09-10. It is the current version in its line.
Is Ko Embed v0 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Ko Embed v0 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Ko Embed v0?›
Ko Embed v0 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from NGA-KR, released Sep 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Ko Embed v0?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), PwC Embedding Expr (open weights).