Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2
Jan 2026
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89.5MIEB lite
Jan 2026released
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262K tokensMax input
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedsame——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1DOpenArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedsame——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensvOpenVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8Bsame——vOpenVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5Bsame——OpenLlama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2same——Max input: 262K tokens → 8K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpensame——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1DArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpensame——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensvVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpensame——vVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpensame——Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2Opensame——Max input: 262K tokens → 8K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Llama Nemotron Colembed VL 3B v2Opensame——Max input: 262K tokens → 8K tokensNemotron Colembed VL 4B v2Opensame——Llama Nemoretriever Colembed 3B v1Open-2%——Max input: 262K tokens → 8K tokensLlama Nemoretriever Colembed 1B v1Open-2%——Max input: 262K tokens → 8K tokensNemotron 3.5 Embed 1B BF16Openn/a—$0.015Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensNemotron 3.5 Embed 8B BF16Openn/a—$0.035Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensLlama Nemotron Embed VL 1B v2Openn/a—$0.01Max input: 262K tokens → 10K tokensOmni Embed Nemotron 3BOpenn/a——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensAll NVIDIA models →Run it yourself
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Licencehttps://huggingface.co/nvidia/nemotron-colembed-vl-8b-v2/blob/main/LICENSEno commercial use
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How much does Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2, and what is it best at?›
#2 of 89 in Multimodal. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.
Is Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 better than Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0?›
On MIEB lite · Document Understanding · English, Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 scores 89.5 vs 89.8 — about the same.
When was Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-01-07. It is the current version in its line.
Is Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (https://huggingface.co/nvidia/nemotron-colembed-vl-8b-v2/blob/main/LICENSE licence).
Can I run Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2?›
Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from NVIDIA, released Jan 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2?›
Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (open weights).