Qwen3-Embedding-8B vs Qwen3-Embedding-4B
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Qwen3-Embedding-8B | Qwen3-Embedding-4B |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 7.6 B | 4.0 B |
| Architecture | Qwen3ForCausalLM | Qwen3ForCausalLM |
| Context length | 40,960 | 40,960 |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 2,575,478 | 2,076,750 |
| Downloads all time | 23.7 M | 20.9 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2025-06-03 | 2025-06-03 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
4.1 M2.1 M
Qwen3-Embedding-8B
Qwen3-Embedding-4B
A overtook B on 13 Sep
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Qwen3-Embedding-4B · fp16
10.0 GB / 24 GB
Qwen3-Embedding-8B · fp16
18.3 GB / 24 GB