Modernbert Embed Base measured on 6 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks6
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84MTEB English v2
Dec 2024released
768Dimensions
8K tokensMax input
enLanguages
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterEmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpen+4%—$0.002Max input: 8K tokens → 2K tokens+2KOpenQZhou Embeddingunstated+10%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.2 GB
BetterBge Base En v1.5unstatedOpen+3%—$0.005Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokensBetterBge En IclunstatedOpen+5%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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EmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpen+4%—$0.002Max input: 8K tokens → 2K tokens+2Bge Base En v1.5unstatedOpen+3%—$0.005Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokensBge En IclunstatedOpen+5%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Bge Large En v1.5unstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokens+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
KQZhou EmbeddingunstatedOpen+10%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.2 GBiJasper Token Compression 600MunstatedOpen+7%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.4 GBKNano Em1 0.6B v2.1unstatedOpen+7%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 0.4 GB
NV Embed v2unstatedOpen+6%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.7 GBaLGAI Embedding PreviewunstatedOpen+6%——Memory (4-bit): 0.1 GB → 4.3 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
nNomic Embed Text v1.5unstatedOpen+1%——nNomic Embed Text v1unstatedOpen+1%——nNomic Embed Text v1 AblatedunstatedOpensame——Languages: not verifiednNomic Embed Text v1 UnsupervisedunstatedOpensame——nNomic Embed Text v2 MoeunstatedOpen-2%——Max input: 8K tokens → 1K tokens+1All nomic-ai models →Run it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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in Embeddings & RetrievalBEIR · Retrieval · English52.9#69
FAQ
How much does Modernbert Embed Base cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: price not verified.
How good is Modernbert Embed Base, and what is it best at?›
#125 of 238 in Embeddings.
Is Modernbert Embed Base better than Tarka Embedding 350M v1?›
On MTEB English v2 · Pair Classification · English, Modernbert Embed Base scores 84 vs 84 — about the same.
When was Modernbert Embed Base released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2024-12-29. It is the current version in its line.
Is Modernbert Embed Base open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Modernbert Embed Base locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Modernbert Embed Base?›
Modernbert Embed Base is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from nomic-ai, released Dec 2024.
What are the best alternatives to Modernbert Embed Base?›
EmbeddingGemma 300M (better), QZhou Embedding (open weights).