paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2
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paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 is an open-weight text embedding model from sentence-transformers, published on Hugging Face in March 2022. It has 120M parameters and is released under the apache-2.0 license.
HardwareLink to this section
At full FP16 precision the weights need about 1 GB of memory; 8-bit quantization brings that to roughly 1 GB. That is small enough for most consumer GPUs, Apple Silicon Macs, and many CPUs.
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paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 had 26,540,125 downloads on Hugging Face in the last month and has 1,505 likes.
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The weights are on Hugging Face and load with sentence-transformers. Follow the model card for the exact setup and license terms.
Frequently asked
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How much VRAM does paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 need?
paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 with 0.12B parameters needs approximately 1 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. Use our VRAM calculator for an exact estimate.
Is paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 better than other sentence-transformers models?
paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 has 0.12B parameters with 512 context - a strong choice for embeddings.
What license is paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 under?
paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 is released under the apache-2.0 license, making it suitable for most commercial and personal projects.
What hardware runs paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 well?
With 0.12B parameters, paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 requires adequate VRAM. High-end GPUs like the RTX 4090 (24GB), RTX 5090 (32GB), or Mac Studio with unified memory are good options. Check our hardware directory for specific recommendations.
What is the best quantization for paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2?
Q4_K_M is the recommended sweet spot - ~98% of FP16 quality at ~27% of the size. Q5_K_M (~1 GB) is an option if you have spare VRAM. Use our VRAM calculator to compare.
What models compete with paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2?
paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2 competes with other models in its class. Browse our model directory for comparisons, benchmarks, and community reviews to find the best fit.
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