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Google released EmbeddingGemma 2, an open multimodal embedding model small enough to run on a smartphone, adding image, audio and video support.
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Google releases EmbeddingGemma 2, an open lightweight multimodal embedding model
EmbeddingGemma 2
Simon Willison's Weblog · 06 Oct 2026, 20:37
Google claims EmbeddingGemma 2 outperforms rival embedding models twice its size
The Decoder · 06 Oct 2026, 19:47