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Noql

Sep 2026
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64.2MTEB Persian v2
Sep 2026released
768Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
PersianLanguages

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Fits 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
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

FAQ

How much does Noql cost?›

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

Is Noql free to use?›

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

How good is Noql, and what is it best at?›

#43 of 149 in Embeddings.

Is Noql better than Multilingual E5 Small?›

On MTEB Persian v2 · Bitext Mining · Persian, Noql scores 49.3 vs 51 — lower.

When was Noql released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-09-22. It is the current version in its line.

Is Noql open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run Noql locally?›

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

What is Noql?›

Noql is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from shekar-ai, released Sep 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Noql?›

EmbeddingGemma 300M (better), F2LLM v2 8B (open weights).