NV Embed v2

Sep 2024
NV Embed v2
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62.8MTEB English v2
Sep 2024released
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33K tokensMax input
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1Yuan Embedding 2.0 En70.72Ingot 8B R3703Qwen 3 Embedding 8B69.44Geevec Embeddings 1.068.85Qwen 3 Embedding 4B68.5
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12Inf Retriever v164.113NV Embed v262.814Uibk Embedding v162.5

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Embeddings & Retrieval#12 of 200

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Fits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · compressed✓ 16 GB · 8-bit✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceCC BY-NC 4.0no commercial use

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
BEIR · Mean over tasks · English63.2#3
BEIR · Mean over task types · English63.2#3
BEIR · Retrieval · English63.2#3
JMTEB v2 · Clustering · Japanese38.6#68
JMTEB v2 · STS · Japanese81.3#30
LongEmbed · Mean over tasks · English25.4#141
LongEmbed · Mean over task types · English25.4#141
LongEmbed · Retrieval · English25.4#141
MTEB German v1 · Classification · German72.1#21
MTEB German v1 · Pair Classification · German53.7#36
MTEB Europe v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (25 languages)54#30
MTEB Europe v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (28 languages)85.7#52
MTEB Europe v1 · Classification · multilingual (23 languages)58.4#27
MTEB Europe v1 · Clustering · multilingual (29 languages)35.5#108
MTEB Europe v1 · Instruction Reranking · English1#33
MTEB Europe v1 · Pair Classification · multilingual (11 languages)88.9#24
MTEB Europe v1 · Reranking · multilingual (12 languages)59.3#41
MTEB Europe v1 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (23 languages)12.6#98
MTEB French v1 · Classification · French70.7#18
MTEB French v1 · Summarization · French31.1#31
MTEB French v1 · Pair Classification · French59.6#74
MTEB Indic v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (25 languages)56.3#43
MTEB Indic v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (25 languages)50.3#43
MTEB Indic v1 · Classification · multilingual (8 languages)59.5#44
MTEB Indic v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (14 languages)77.2#32
MTEB Indic v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (20 languages)42.7#49
MTEB Indic v1 · Reranking · multilingual (2 languages)82.3#67
MTEB Indic v1 · Pair Classification · Hindi63.9#82
MTEB Indic v1 · STS · multilingual (13 languages)13.4#92
MTEB Indic v1 · Clustering · multilingual (21 languages)13.1#98
MTEB Dutch v1 · Reranking · Dutch92.4#6
MTEB Polish v1 · Pair Classification · Polish85#24
MTEB Portuguese v1 · Multilabel Classification · Portuguese21#55
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (3 languages)44.3#61
MTEB Law v1 · Mean over task types · multilingual (3 languages)44.3#61
MTEB Law v1 · Retrieval · multilingual (3 languages)44.3#61
MTEB Medical v1 · Clustering · English36.5#85
MTEB Medical v1 · Reranking · Mandarin Chinese75.6#68
FollowIR · Mean over tasks · English1#33
FollowIR · Mean over task types · English1#33
FollowIR · Instruction Reranking · English1#33
MTEB Spanish v1 · Pair Classification · Spanish66#59
MTEB Thai v1 · Clustering · Thai24.7#102
MTEB Thai v1 · Pair Classification · Thai66.7#78
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Clustering · multilingual (2 languages)33#96
MTEB Scandinavian v1 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (3 languages)67.9#63
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Classification · Russian61.9#37
MTEB Russian v1.1 · STS · Russian69.4#52
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Reranking · Russian55#57
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Clustering · Russian51.7#60
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Pair Classification · Russian60.3#40
MTEB Russian v1.1 · Multilabel Classification · Russian31.1#74
RTEB Finnish beta · Mean over tasks · English71.5#26
RTEB French beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (2 languages)61.5#5
RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German18.4#128
RTEB Health beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)67.3#9
RTEB Law beta · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)35.8#94
MTEB multilingual v2 · Classification · multilingual (119 languages)57.3#55
MTEB multilingual v2 · Clustering · multilingual (208 languages)40.8#86
MTEB multilingual v2 · Pair Classification · multilingual (24 languages)78.9#49
MTEB multilingual v2 · Retrieval · multilingual (120 languages)56.7#58
MTEB multilingual v2 · Bitext Mining · multilingual (1026 languages)57.8#76
MTEB multilingual v2 · Instruction Reranking · English1#33
MTEB multilingual v2 · Multilabel Classification · multilingual (25 languages)18.6#74
MTEB multilingual v2 · Reranking · multilingual (22 languages)63.8#33

FAQ

How much does NV Embed v2 cost?›

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

Is NV Embed v2 free to use?›

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

How good is NV Embed v2, and what is it best at?›

#12 of 200 in Embeddings. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.

Is NV Embed v2 better than Inf Retriever v1?›

On MTEB English v2 · Retrieval · English, NV Embed v2 scores 62.8 vs 64.1 — lower.

When was NV Embed v2 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2024-09-09. It is the current version in its line.

Is NV Embed v2 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (cc-by-nc-4.0 licence).

Can I run NV Embed v2 locally?›

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

What is NV Embed v2?›

NV Embed v2 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from NVIDIA, released Sep 2024.

What are the best alternatives to NV Embed v2?›

Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), Yuan Embedding 2.0 En (open weights).