NV-Embed-v2
NV-Embed-v2 is NVIDIA's 2024 embedding snapshot, not a 2026 MTEB crown. The card on the public page still talks about retrieval and a long context around 32768 tokens, not a fresh "MTEB #1 / 69.3" board.
Compare text-embedding-3-large if you wanted a still-listed OpenAI v3 row, and BGE-M3 if you wanted another 2024 open embedding card.
Key Features
- Previous NVIDIA card: The HF page still hosts NV-Embed-v2. Confirm that card for license, context, and files.
- Not a 2026 leaderboard: 69.3 / rank #1 stays off the table unless you re-run a first-party MTEB board.
- Context is not assumed 4096: The card on the public page mentioned a much longer leftover context. Quote the live card, not the old catalog.
- No invented API dollar: Confirm NVIDIA API or NIM before you quote a hosted row.
Use Cases
- People with a 2024 NV-Embed-v2 bookmark who need the catalog corrected.
- People who were about to paste MTEB #1 into a 2026 deck.
Limitation: We did not re-run MTEB or call a live NVIDIA embedding endpoint.
Pricing
First-party pages on 2026-08-17.
| Piece | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NV-Embed-v2 weights | HF card still listed | Confirm license and files on the card. |
| Hosted NVIDIA API | Confirm NVIDIA / NIM | Confirm the live official page. |
If a leftover blog still calls v2 the current MTEB #1, treat this page as the correction.
Getting Started
- Open huggingface.co/nvidia/NV-Embed-v2 before you download weights.
- Confirm text-embedding-3-large if you wanted a billed OpenAI v3 row.
- Confirm BGE-M3 if you wanted another 2024 open card.
- Do not paste MTEB 69.3 into a deck.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NV-Embed-v2 still MTEB #1?
Not as a 2026 census.
Is it NVIDIA's latest embedder?
Not as a live catalog claim. Confirm NVIDIA docs for newer rows.
Same as BGE-M3?
No. BGE-M3 is a 2024 BAAI multilingual card. This slug is NVIDIA's 2024 embed snapshot.
Alternatives
- text-embedding-3-large: Still-listed OpenAI v3 large row.
- BGE-M3: 2024 open multilingual card.
- text-embedding-3-small: Cheaper listed OpenAI v3 row.
Tips
- Call NV-Embed-v2 a 2024 snapshot.
- Quote context and license from the live HF card.
Conclusion
NV-Embed-v2 is a 2024 NVIDIA embedding snapshot that is still on Hugging Face, not a 2026 MTEB #1 census. Start at huggingface.co/nvidia/NV-Embed-v2, then decide whether an OpenAI v3 row already covers the retrieval path you need.
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