VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is Bytedance Seed1 6 Embedding 1215 state of the art?
Close.Near-SOTA in Embeddings, rank #4.
As of Oct 13, 2026, Bytedance Seed1 6 Embedding 1215 from ByteDance. Near-SOTA in Embeddings, rank #4. Close in Embeddings: rank #4, 3.5 percentile points behind the leader.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Close in Embeddings: rank #4, 3.5 percentile points behind the leader.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTEB Multilingual v2 (MMTEB) Bytedance-Seed1.6-embedding-1215 | 0.7025908463665075 | 2025-12-15 | INDEP. | snap_c574366f6edb |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
Embeddings
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Bytedance Seed1 6 Embedding 1215
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Tencent Kalm Embedding Gemma3 12B 2511
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Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Embeddings | Near-SOTA | Close in Embeddings: rank #4, 3.5 percentile points behind the leader. |