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WebAI ColVec1 9B

Apr 2026
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87.6MIEB lite
Apr 2026released
262K tokensMax input

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1EVIE 8B66.22EVIE 4.5B65.73WebAI ColVec1.1 8B64.94pplx Embed v2 Late 9B64.85VultronRetrieverPrime Qwen3.5 8B64.3
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8Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v263.49WebAI ColVec1 9B6310ColNanoVDR Q Ettin150M ColVec8B 640 ML62.3

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Embeddings & Retrieval#12 of 89

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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
Licencemultipleno commercial use

Benchmarks

in Embeddings & Retrieval
MIEB English · Document Understanding · English91.3#11
MIEB lite · Document Understanding · English87.6#12
MIEB multilingual · Document Understanding · English91.3#11
ViDoRe v3 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (6 languages)63#9
ViDoRe v1&v2 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (4 languages)84#7

FAQ

How much does WebAI ColVec1 9B cost?›

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

Is WebAI ColVec1 9B free to use?›

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

How good is WebAI ColVec1 9B, and what is it best at?›

#12 of 89 in Multimodal. Strongest at: Embeddings & Retrieval.

Is WebAI ColVec1 9B better than Nemotron Colembed VL 8B v2?›

On ViDoRe v3 · Mean over tasks · multilingual (6 languages), WebAI ColVec1 9B scores 63 vs 63.4 — about the same.

When was WebAI ColVec1 9B released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-04-05. It is the current version in its line.

Is WebAI ColVec1 9B open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (multiple licence).

Can I run WebAI ColVec1 9B locally?›

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

What is WebAI ColVec1 9B?›

WebAI ColVec1 9B is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from webAI-Official, released Apr 2026.

What are the best alternatives to WebAI ColVec1 9B?›

EVIE 8B (better).