Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B measured on 5 of 203 Multimodal benchmarks5
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87.2MIEB lite
Nov 2025released
4,096Dimensions
262K tokensMax input
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17EvoQwen2.5 VL Retriever 7B v187.318Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B87.219Jina Embeddings v487Strong at
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DBetterArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+3%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1
BetterNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+3%——Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 5.2 GBDBetterArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+3%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensvOpenVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8B+2%——Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 5 GBvOpenVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5B+2%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+3%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+3%——Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 5.2 GBDArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+3%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+3%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+3%——Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 5.2 GBDArgus Colqwen3.5 4B v0unstatedOpen+3%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokensvVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+2%——Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 5 GBvVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpen+2%——Run it yourself
estimateFits 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
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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How much does Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B, and what is it best at?›
#18 of 89 in Multimodal. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.
Is Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B better than EvoQwen2.5 VL Retriever 7B v1?›
On MIEB lite · Document Understanding · English, Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B scores 87.2 vs 87.3 — about the same.
When was Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-11-26. It is the current version in its line.
Is Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B?›
Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from TomoroAI, released Nov 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Tomoro Colqwen3 Embed 8B?›
Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (better).