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Nomic Embed Multimodal / ColNomic

Search across PDF pages and scans as images. The cards list English, Italian, French, German and Spanish — Russian is not among them.

Developer
Nomic AI, USA
First release
Mar 2025
Latest release
Mar 2025
Sizes
3B and 7B
License
Commercial use with conditionsApache 2.0 for colnomic-embed-multimodal-7b; some versions state no license on the card
Russian
Not supported
Running
On your own serverNeeds a GPU
Industries
Documents and accounting, Finance, Science and research, Legal
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Search across an archive of scans and PDFs
  • Search across tables and diagrams inside documents
  • Picking pages for an AI assistant answer

Where it is used

Document managementFinance and reportingResearch and science

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
no versions
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
fits
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. colnomic-embed-multimodal 3B и 7B
  2. nomic-embed-multimodal 3B и 7B

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can Nomic Embed Multimodal / ColNomic be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: Apache 2.0 for colnomic-embed-multimodal-7b; some versions state no license on the card. Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does Nomic Embed Multimodal / ColNomic need?

At minimum: One GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions. Without a GPU the model is not practical. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does Nomic Embed Multimodal / ColNomic support Russian?

No. The developer documentation lists the supported languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download Nomic Embed Multimodal / ColNomic and what does it cost?

The Nomic Embed Multimodal / ColNomic weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/nomic-ai/colnomic-embed-multimodal-7b. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.