WebAI ColVec1 4B measured on 5 of 203 Multimodal benchmarks5
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86.9MIEB lite
Apr 2026released
262K tokensMax input
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17SauerkrautLM ColQwen3 8B v0.182.918WebAI ColVec1 4B82.819EvoQwen2.5 VL Retriever 3B v182.8Strong at
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DBetterArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+4%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1vBetterVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+3%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5 GBOBetterOps Colqwen3 4BOpen+2%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1
OpenNemotron Colembed VL 8B v2+2%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5.2 GBvOpenVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5B+2%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+4%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1vVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+3%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5 GBOOps Colqwen3 4BOpen+2%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DArgus Colqwen3.5 9B v0unstatedOpen+4%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1vVultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8BOpen+3%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5 GBOOps Colqwen3 4BOpen+2%——Max input: 262K tokens → 33K tokens+1Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2Open+2%——Memory (4-bit): 2.7 GB → 5.2 GBvVultronRetrieverCore Qwen3.5 4.5BOpen+2%——Run it yourself
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How much does WebAI ColVec1 4B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is WebAI ColVec1 4B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is WebAI ColVec1 4B, and what is it best at?›
#21 of 89 in Multimodal. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.
Is WebAI ColVec1 4B better than SauerkrautLM ColQwen3 8B v0.1?›
On ViDoRe v1&v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages), WebAI ColVec1 4B scores 82.8 vs 82.9 — about the same.
When was WebAI ColVec1 4B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-05. It is the current version in its line.
Is WebAI ColVec1 4B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (multiple licence).
Can I run WebAI ColVec1 4B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is WebAI ColVec1 4B?›
WebAI ColVec1 4B is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from webAI-Official, released Apr 2026.
What are the best alternatives to WebAI ColVec1 4B?›
Argus Colqwen3.5 9B v0 (better).