Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2
Jan 2026
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Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 measured on 5 of 195 Multimodal benchmarks5
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88.7MIEB lite
Jan 2026released
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedsame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5.3 GBOpenNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2same——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5.2 GBDOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedsame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 2.8 GBvOpenVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5Bsame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 2.7 GBvOpenVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8Bsame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5.3 GBNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Opensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5.2 GBDArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 2.8 GBvVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 2.7 GBvVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Opensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5.2 GBNemotron Colembed VL 4B v2Opensame——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 2.9 GBLlama Nemoretriever Colembed 3B v1Opensame——Llama Nemoretriever Colembed 1B v1Open-1%——Nemotron 3.5 Embed 1B BF16Openn/a—$0.015Nemotron 3.5 Embed 8B BF16Openn/a—$0.035Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 5 GBLlama Nemotron Embed VL 1B v2Openn/a—$0.01Omni Embed Nemotron 3BOpenn/a——Memory (4-bit): 2.6 GB → 2.8 GBAll NVIDIA models →Run it yourself
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Licencehttps://huggingface.co/nvidia/llama-nemotron-colembed-vl-3b-v2/blob/main/LICENSEcommercial use with conditions
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How much does Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2, and what is it best at?›
#6 of 89 in Multimodal. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.
Is Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 better than VultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8B?›
On MIEB English · Document Understanding · English, Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 scores 91.7 vs 92.1 — about the same.
When was Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-01-21. It is the current version in its line.
Is Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (https://huggingface.co/nvidia/llama-nemotron-colembed-vl-3b-v2/blob/main/LICENSE licence).
Can I run Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2?›
Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from NVIDIA, released Jan 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2?›
Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (open weights).