KURE v3 measured on 4 of 194 Embeddings benchmarks4
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62.1RTEB French beta
Oct 2026released
8K tokensMax input
en, koLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VBetterVoyage 4 Largeunstated+12%—$0.12Languages: not verified
OpenNemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.8 GBOBetterOcten Embedding 4BOpen+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 2.4 GBOBetterOcten Embedding 4B INT8Open+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 2.4 GBOpenNV Embed v2unstatedsame——Languages: loses ko+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VVoyage 4 Largeunstated+12%—$0.12Languages: not verifiedNemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16Open+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.8 GBOOcten Embedding 4BOpen+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 2.4 GBOOcten Embedding 4B INT8Open+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 2.4 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16Open+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.8 GBOOcten Embedding 4BOpen+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 2.4 GBOOcten Embedding 4B INT8Open+4%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 2.4 GBNV Embed v2unstatedOpensame——Languages: loses ko+1OOcten Embedding 8BOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.5 GBRun it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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in Embeddings & RetrievalFAQ
How much does KURE v3 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: price not verified.
How good is KURE v3, and what is it best at?›
#5 of 215 in Embeddings.
Is KURE v3 better than Octen Embedding 4B INT8?›
On RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages), KURE v3 scores 62.1 vs 64.2 — lower.
When was KURE v3 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-10-20. It is the current version in its line.
Is KURE v3 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run KURE v3 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is KURE v3?›
KURE v3 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from nlpai-lab, released Oct 2026.
What are the best alternatives to KURE v3?›
Voyage 4 Large (better), Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 (open weights).