Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16

Jul 2026
Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16
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64.8RTEB French beta
Jul 2026released
4,096Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
en, es, fr +30Languages

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1Topk Embed v1 Small85.62Topk Embed v1 Xsmall84.23Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF1677.24Dinghy Law 8B v177.15Voyage 4 Large76.9

Run it yourself

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Fits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · compressed✓ 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 & Retrieval
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over tasks · Dutch55.2#31
MTEB Dutch v1 · Mean over task types · Dutch59.8#43
MTEB Dutch v1 · Retrieval · Dutch69.8#2
MTEB Dutch v1 · Classification · Dutch58.2#52
MTEB Dutch v1 · Multilabel Classification · Dutch35.6#40
MTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch71.4#62
MTEB Dutch v1 · Clustering · Dutch25#76
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch92.5#5
MTEB Dutch v1 · Pair Classification · Dutch65.9#69
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (3 languages)71.8#5
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (3 languages)71.8#5
MTEB Law v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)71.8#5
RTEB Finnish beta · Mean over tasks · English87.9#1
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)64.8#2
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German77.2#3
RTEB Health beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)71.2#2
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)65.4#15

FAQ

How much does Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 cost?›

There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.

Is Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 free to use?›

There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16, and what is it best at?›

#2 of 215 in Embeddings.

Is Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 better than Topk Embed v1 Xsmall?›

On RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German, Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 scores 77.2 vs 84.2 — lower.

When was Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-07-16. It is the current version in its line.

Is Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (openmdw-1.1 licence).

Can I run Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

What is Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16?›

Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from NVIDIA, released Jul 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16?›

Dinghy Law 8B v1 (open weights).