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60.2RTEB French beta
Jan 2026released
4,096Dimensions
41K tokensMax input
en, zhLanguages
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VBetterVoyage 4 Largeunstated+5%—$0.12Max input: 41K tokens → 32K tokens+1
OpenNemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16+6%——Max input: 41K tokens → 33K tokens+1HBetterDinghy Law 8B v1Open+6%——Max input: 41K tokens → 8K tokens+1mBetterMost Embed DeOpen+4%——OOpenOcten Embedding 8B+2%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
VVoyage 4 Largeunstated+5%—$0.12Max input: 41K tokens → 32K tokens+1Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16Open+6%——Max input: 41K tokens → 33K tokens+1HDinghy Law 8B v1Open+6%——Max input: 41K tokens → 8K tokens+1mMost Embed DeOpen+4%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16Open+6%——Max input: 41K tokens → 33K tokens+1HDinghy Law 8B v1Open+6%——Max input: 41K tokens → 8K tokens+1mMost Embed DeOpen+4%——OOcten Embedding 8BOpen+2%——lOcten Law 8B v1Open+2%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
OOcten Embedding 8BOpen+2%——OOcten Embedding 4BOpensame——OOcten VL Embedding Large-3%——Max input: 41K tokens → 32K tokens+1OOcten Embedding 4B INT8Open-5%——OOcten Embedding 0.6BOpen-10%——Max input: 41K tokens → 33K tokensOOcten VL Embedding-11%——Max input: 41K tokens → 32K tokens+1All Octen models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · 8-bit✓ 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
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How much does Octen Embedding 8B INT8 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Octen Embedding 8B INT8 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Octen Embedding 8B INT8, and what is it best at?›
#9 of 212 in Embeddings.
Is Octen Embedding 8B INT8 better than Nemotron 3 Embed 1B BF16?›
On RTEB German beta · Mean over tasks · German, Octen Embedding 8B INT8 scores 72.9 vs 73.1 — about the same.
When was Octen Embedding 8B INT8 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-01-10. It is the current version in its line.
Is Octen Embedding 8B INT8 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Octen Embedding 8B INT8 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Octen Embedding 8B INT8?›
Octen Embedding 8B INT8 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from Octen, released Jan 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Octen Embedding 8B INT8?›
Voyage 4 Large (better), Nemotron 3 Embed 8B BF16 (open weights).