Xiaobu Embedding measured on 6 of 261 Embeddings benchmarks6
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self-host onlyprice
87.6MTEB Medical v1
Jan 2024released
1,024Dimensions
1K tokensMax input
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterQwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 4.5 GBKOpenQZhou Embedding Zh+18%——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 4.5 GBBetterQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+3%—$0.02Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 2.4 GBKBetterQZhou EmbeddingunstatedOpen+17%——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 4.2 GBTBetterConan Embedding v2unstated+14%——ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen 3 Embedding 8BunstatedOpen+4%—$0.01Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 4.5 GBQwen 3 Embedding 4BunstatedOpen+3%—$0.02Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 2.4 GBKQZhou Embedding ZhOpen+18%——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 4.5 GBKQZhou EmbeddingunstatedOpen+17%——Memory (4-bit): 0.2 GB → 4.2 GBTConan Embedding v2unstated+14%——
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How much does Xiaobu Embedding cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Xiaobu Embedding free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Xiaobu Embedding, and what is it best at?›
#19 of 199 in Embeddings.
Is Xiaobu Embedding better than Gte Qwen2 7B Instruct?›
On MTEB Mandarin Chinese v1 · Pair Classification · Mandarin Chinese, Xiaobu Embedding scores 81 vs 81.2 — about the same.
When was Xiaobu Embedding released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2024-01-09. It is the current version in its line.
Is Xiaobu Embedding open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (not specified licence).
Can I run Xiaobu Embedding locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Xiaobu Embedding?›
Xiaobu Embedding is an open-weights embeddings & retrieval model from lier007, released Jan 2024.
What are the best alternatives to Xiaobu Embedding?›
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B (better), QZhou Embedding Zh (open weights).