modelsMay 14
Granite Embedding Multilingual R2: Open Apache 2.0 Multilingual Embeddings with 32K Context — Best Sub-100M Retrieval Quality
IBM released Granite Embedding Multilingual R2 under Apache 2.0, offering 32K context and sub-100M retrieval quality. This open multilingual embedding model supports 100+ languages and targets builders seeking high-quality, locally deployable models for semantic search and retrieval tasks. The model's performance is competitive with larger, closed alternatives.
Key takeaways
- Released under Apache 2.0 for open use.
- 32K context window for longer input sequences.
- Competitive retrieval quality below 100M parameters.