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Alibaba/Dense

AlibabaQwen3-Embedding 4B

The Qwen3 Embedding model series is the latest proprietary model of the Qwen family, specifically designed for text embedding and ranking tasks.

embeddingmultilingual
4B
Parameters
40K
Context length
0
Benchmarks
6
Quantizations
0
Architecture
Dense
Released
2025-06-05
Layers
36
KV Heads
8
Head Dim
128
Family
embedding

Quantization Options

Context length:
QuantBitsVRAM @ 16KQuality
Q4_K_M4.89
4.6 GB
2.9 + 1.7 KV
good
Q5_K_S5.57
5.0 GB
3.3 + 1.7 KV
good
Q5_K_M5.7
5.0 GB
3.3 + 1.7 KV
good
Q6_K6.56
5.5 GB
3.8 + 1.7 KV
excellent
Q8_08.5
6.4 GB
4.7 + 1.7 KV
lossless
FP1616
10.2 GB
8.5 + 1.7 KV
lossless

Select your GPU above to see speed estimates and compatibility for each quantization.

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Run this model

▸Easiest way to get started·Beginners
DOCS ↗
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
$ollama run qwen3-embedding:4b-q4_K_M

Downloads and runs automatically. Add --verbose for speed stats.

▸ SETUP GUIDE
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GPUs that can run this model

At Q4_K_M quantization. Sorted by minimum VRAM.

NVIDIA Tesla C2050
3 GB VRAM • 144 GB/s
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Tesla M2050
3 GB VRAM • 148 GB/s
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Tesla S2050
3 GB VRAM • 148 GB/s
NVIDIA
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
3 GB VRAM • 67 GB/s
NVIDIA
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AMD Radeon HD 7950
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 Boost
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 1
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 7970
3 GB VRAM • 264 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
3 GB VRAM • 288 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
3 GB VRAM • 264 GB/s
AMD
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
3 GB VRAM • 96 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
3 GB VRAM • 288 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
3 GB VRAM • 288 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3 GB VRAM • 337 GB/s
NVIDIA
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 7990
3 GB VRAM • 288 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
3 GB VRAM • 264 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon HD 8990 OEM
3 GB VRAM • 288 GB/s
AMD
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
3 GB VRAM • 120 GB/s
NVIDIA
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AMD Radeon R9 280
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
3 GB VRAM • 192 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA
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NVIDIA P106-090
3 GB VRAM • 192 GB/s
NVIDIA
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
3 GB VRAM • 84 GB/s
NVIDIA
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AMD Radeon RX 5300M
3 GB VRAM • 168 GB/s
AMD
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AMD Radeon RX 5300 OEM
3 GB VRAM • 168 GB/s
AMD
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 3 GB
3 GB VRAM • 43.2 GB/s
NVIDIA
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AMD FirePro S10000
3 GB VRAM • 240 GB/s
AMD
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Find the best GPU for Qwen3-Embedding 4B

Build Hardware for Qwen3-Embedding 4B
▸ SPEC SHEET

Qwen3-Embedding 4B — 4B Dense.

▸ SPECIFICATIONS
PARAMETERS
4B
ARCHITECTURE
Dense Transformer
CONTEXT LENGTH
40K tokens
CAPABILITIES
embedding, multilingual
RELEASE DATE
2025-06-05
PROVIDER
Alibaba
FAMILY
embedding
▸ VRAM REQUIREMENTS
QUANTBPWVRAMQUALITY
Q4_K_M4.892.9 GB94%
Q5_K_S5.573.3 GB96%
Q5_K_M5.73.3 GB96%
Q6_K6.563.8 GB97%
Q8_08.54.7 GB100%
FP16168.5 GB100%
§ 02RUN COMMAND

Run Qwen3-Embedding 4B locally with Ollama — needs 2.9 GB VRAM at Q4_K_M:

$ollama run qwen3-embedding:4b
§ 03COMPATIBLE GPUs
30 @ Q4_K_M
NVIDIA Tesla C2050
3 GB · 144 GB/s
NVIDIA Tesla M2050
3 GB · 148 GB/s
NVIDIA Tesla S2050
3 GB · 148 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
3 GB · 67 GB/s
AMD Radeon HD 7950
3 GB · 240 GB/s
AMD Radeon HD 7950 Boost
3 GB · 240 GB/s
AMD Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 1
3 GB · 240 GB/s
AMD Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2
3 GB · 240 GB/s
AMD Radeon HD 7970
3 GB · 264 GB/s
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
3 GB · 288 GB/s
AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
3 GB · 264 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
3 GB · 96 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
3 GB · 288 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
3 GB · 288 GB/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3 GB · 337 GB/s