Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16
Jul 2026
Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16Compare inon
Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 measured on 14 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks14
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Reranking9
Other5Leads on 2
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self-host onlyprice
64.8RTEB French beta
Jul 2026released
4,096Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
en, es, fr +30Languages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VBetterVoyage 4 Largeunstated+7%—$0.12Max input: 33K tokens → 32K tokens+1OOpenOcten Embedding 4Bsame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28OOpenOcten Embedding 4B INT8same——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28OpenNV Embed v2unstated-5%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +29OOpenOcten Embedding 8B-5%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VVoyage 4 Largeunstated+7%—$0.12Max input: 33K tokens → 32K tokens+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
OOcten Embedding 4BOpensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28OOcten Embedding 4B INT8Opensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28NV Embed v2unstatedOpen-5%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +29OOcten Embedding 8BOpen-5%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28OOcten Embedding 8B INT8Open-7%——Languages: loses es, fr, de +28Run it yourself
estimateFits 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 & RetrievalMTEB Dutch v1 · STS · Dutch71.4#62
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 212 in Embeddings.
Is Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 better than Voyage 4 Large?›
On RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages), Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 scores 64.8 vs 69.2 — 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?›
Voyage 4 Large (better), Octen Embedding 4B (open weights).