Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16
Jul 2026
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Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 measured on 25 of 194 Embeddings benchmarks25
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Reranking9
Other16
No benchmark matches
$0.015per 1M tokens
56.8RTEB French beta
Jul 2026released
2,048Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
en, es, fr +30Languages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+9%-33%$0.01Languages: not verified+1mOpenNemotron 3 Embed 8B Legal+14%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +29+1
CheaperEmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpensame-87%$0.002Max input: 33K tokens → 2K tokens+1
CheaperBge M3unstatedOpen-2%-33%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 8K tokens+1iCheaperMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen-4%-33%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 1K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+9%-33%$0.01Languages: not verified+1EmbeddingGemma 300MunstatedOpensame-87%$0.002Max input: 33K tokens → 2K tokens+1Bge M3unstatedOpen-2%-33%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 8K tokens+1iMultilingual E5 LargeunstatedOpen-4%-33%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 1K tokensiMultilingual E5 Large InstructunstatedOpen-10%-33%$0.01Max input: 33K tokens → 1K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+9%-33%$0.01Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+6%+33%$0.02Languages: not verified+1mNemotron 3 Embed 8B LegalOpen+14%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +29+1Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16Open+14%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.8 GBcF2LLM v2 14BunstatedOpen+10%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 8.4 GBModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
mNemotron 3 Embed 8B LegalOpen+14%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +29+1Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16Open+14%——Memory (4-bit): 0.7 GB → 4.8 GBLlama Embed Nemotron 8BOpen+9%——Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+9%-33%$0.01Languages: not verified+1OOcten Embedding 8BOpen+9%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28+1Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · full quality✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
Licenceopenmdw-1.1commercial use with conditions
Benchmarks
in Embeddings & RetrievalMTEB German v1 · STS · German37.2#128
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch45.8#129
FAQ
How much does Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 cost?›
$0.015 per 1M tokens.
Is Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.015 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16, and what is it best at?›
#20 of 215 in Embeddings.
Is Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 better than EmbeddingGemma 300M?›
On MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch, Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 scores 61.2 vs 61.7 — about the same. It is 650% more expensive.
How can I use Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16?›
Through the NVIDIA API.
When was Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-07-16. It is the current version in its line.
Is Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (openmdw-1.1 licence).
Can I run Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16?›
Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from NVIDIA, released Jul 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (cheaper), Nemotron 3 Embed 8B Legal (open weights).