NanoVDR S Multi measured on 5 of 203 Multimodal benchmarks5
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77.5MIEB lite
Feb 2026released
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EN, ES, FR +3Languages
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39ColSmol 500M82.540NanoVDR S Multi82.441SauerkrautLM ColMinistral3 3B v0.182Strong at
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterJina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen+10%—$0.05Languages: not verified+1DOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstated+13%——Languages: loses EN, ES, FR +3+1
BetterNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+13%——Languages: not verified+1DBetterArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+12%——Languages: loses EN, ES, FR +3+1vBetterVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 2.7 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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Jina Embeddings v4unstatedOpen+10%—$0.05Languages: not verified+1DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+13%——Languages: loses EN, ES, FR +3+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+13%——Languages: not verified+1DArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+12%——Languages: loses EN, ES, FR +3+1vVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 2.7 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+13%——Languages: loses EN, ES, FR +3+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+13%——Languages: not verified+1DArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+12%——Languages: loses EN, ES, FR +3+1vVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 2.7 GBvVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+12%——Memory (4-bit): 0 GB → 5 GBRun it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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How much does NanoVDR S Multi cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: price not verified.
How good is NanoVDR S Multi, and what is it best at?›
#42 of 89 in Multimodal.
Is NanoVDR S Multi better than ColSmol 500M?›
On MIEB multilingual · Document Understanding · English, NanoVDR S Multi scores 82.4 vs 82.5 — about the same.
When was NanoVDR S Multi released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-26. It is the current version in its line.
Is NanoVDR S Multi open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run NanoVDR S Multi locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is NanoVDR S Multi?›
NanoVDR S Multi is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from nanovdr, released Feb 2026.
What are the best alternatives to NanoVDR S Multi?›
Jina Embeddings v4 (better), Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (open weights).