VLM2Vec v2.0 measured on 13 of 203 Multimodal benchmarks13
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0.2MVEB text video v1
Apr 2025released
1,536Dimensions
33K tokensMax input
enLanguages
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterJina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen+5%—$0.05Languages: not verified
OpenQwen 3 VL Embedding 8B+38%—$0.09Languages: not verified+1BetterQwen 3 VL Embedding 2BOpen+32%——Languages: not verifiedHBetterE5 Omni 7BunstatedOpen+27%——Languages: not verified+1eBetterEbind Points VisionOpen+26%——Max input: 33K tokens → 0K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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Jina Embeddings v5 Omni SmallunstatedOpen+5%—$0.05Languages: not verifiedQwen 3 VL Embedding 8BOpen+38%—$0.09Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 VL Embedding 2BOpen+32%——Languages: not verifiedHE5 Omni 7BunstatedOpen+27%——Languages: not verified+1eEbind Points VisionOpen+26%——Max input: 33K tokens → 0K tokensModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 VL Embedding 8BOpen+38%—$0.09Languages: not verified+1Qwen 3 VL Embedding 2BOpen+32%——Languages: not verifiedHE5 Omni 7BunstatedOpen+27%——Languages: not verified+1eEbind Points VisionOpen+26%——Max input: 33K tokens → 0K tokenseEbind Audio VisionOpen+26%——Max input: 33K tokens → 0K tokensRun it yourself
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LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
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How much does VLM2Vec v2.0 cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is VLM2Vec v2.0 free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is VLM2Vec v2.0, and what is it best at?›
#27 of 27 in Multimodal.
Is VLM2Vec v2.0 better than Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Small?›
On MVEB text video v1 · Any-to-any Retrieval · English, VLM2Vec v2.0 scores 50 vs 52.6 — lower.
When was VLM2Vec v2.0 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-04-30. It is the current version in its line.
Is VLM2Vec v2.0 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run VLM2Vec v2.0 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is VLM2Vec v2.0?›
VLM2Vec v2.0 is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from VLM2Vec, released Apr 2025.
What are the best alternatives to VLM2Vec v2.0?›
Jina Embeddings v5 Omni Small (better), Qwen 3 VL Embedding 8B (open weights).