Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 measured on 8 of 194 Embeddings benchmarks8
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46.6MTEB English v2
Aug 2026released
1,024Dimensions
8K tokensMax input
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26ICT TIME And Querit Embedding v149.527Nano Em1 0.6B v2.149.528Linq Embed Mistral49.4Strong at
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1IOpenYuan Embedding 2.0 Enunstated+8%——KBetterQZhou EmbeddingunstatedOpen+5%——Memory (4-bit): 0.4 GB → 4.2 GBOpenQwen 3 Embedding 4Bunstated+3%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1iOpenJasper Token Compression 600Munstated+2%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1IYuan Embedding 2.0 EnunstatedOpen+8%——KQZhou EmbeddingunstatedOpen+5%——Memory (4-bit): 0.4 GB → 4.2 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
IYuan Embedding 2.0 EnunstatedOpen+8%——KQZhou EmbeddingunstatedOpen+5%——Memory (4-bit): 0.4 GB → 4.2 GBQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+3%—$0.02Languages: not verified+1iJasper Token Compression 600MunstatedOpen+2%——Run it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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How much does Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1, and what is it best at?›
#123 of 200 in Embeddings.
Is Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 better than ICT TIME And Querit Embedding v1?›
On MTEB English v2 · Reranking · English, Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 scores 49.5 vs 49.5 — about the same.
When was Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-08-11. It is the current version in its line.
Is Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1?›
Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from KiteFishAI, released Aug 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Nano Em1 0.6B v2.1?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Yuan Embedding 2.0 En (open weights).