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arxiv: 2602.15547 · v2 · submitted 2026-02-17 · 💻 cs.CL

jina-embeddings-v5-text: Task-Targeted Embedding Distillation

Mohammad Kalim Akram , Saba Sturua , Nastia Havriushenko , Quentin Herreros , Michael G\"unther , Maximilian Werk , Han Xiao This is my paper

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keywords text embeddingsmodel distillationcontrastive losssmall modelssemantic similarityinformation retrievalmodel compression
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Combining distillation with task-specific contrastive loss produces compact text embedding models that match or exceed state-of-the-art benchmarks for their size.

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The paper presents a training approach for text embedding models that merges model distillation from a larger teacher with a contrastive loss tuned to specific tasks. This hybrid regimen aims to generate smaller models that perform better than those trained with contrastive loss or distillation in isolation. If the method works as described, it would enable high-quality embeddings on devices with limited compute while supporting long inputs and quantized outputs. The authors release two resulting models and report competitive scores on standard semantic tasks.

Core claim

The authors introduce a training regimen that combines model distillation techniques with task-specific contrastive loss to produce compact, high-performance embedding models. Their findings indicate this combined approach trains small models more effectively than purely contrastive or distillation-based methods alone. The resulting jina-embeddings-v5-text-small and jina-embeddings-v5-text-nano models achieve or surpass state-of-the-art scores for comparable sizes, while handling texts up to 32k tokens across languages and remaining robust under truncation and binary quantization.

What carries the argument

The task-targeted embedding distillation regimen that pairs knowledge distillation from a teacher model with a contrastive loss customized to downstream tasks such as retrieval and classification.

If this is right

  • Small embedding models can reach or exceed the performance of larger ones on semantic similarity, retrieval, clustering, and classification benchmarks.
  • The models maintain effectiveness on long inputs up to 32k tokens in multiple languages.
  • Embeddings stay reliable after input truncation or conversion to binary quantized form.
  • Public release of the model weights allows direct use and further experimentation by others.

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  • The same hybrid regimen might transfer to training compact models for other modalities such as images or audio embeddings.
  • Further reductions in model size could remain viable if the distillation and contrastive components are tuned together.
  • Integration into retrieval systems could lower memory and latency costs without major accuracy loss.

Load-bearing premise

The performance gains arise specifically from combining distillation with task-specific contrastive loss rather than from unstated differences in training data selection or hyperparameter tuning.

What would settle it

An ablation experiment training identical small models with only distillation, only task-specific contrastive loss, and the full combination, then measuring whether the hybrid version alone reaches the reported benchmark levels.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2602.15547 by Han Xiao, Maximilian Werk, Michael G\"unther, Mohammad Kalim Akram, Nastia Havriushenko, Quentin Herreros, Saba Sturua.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Architecture of jina-embeddings-v5-text [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Performance of j-v5-text-small on different languages on MMTEB compared to other models highest average scores in their size category. The Qwen3-4B model, which we used as the teacher model, still significantly outperforms our models, but it has more than five times as many param￾eters as jina-embeddings-v5-text-small and sixteen times as many as jina-embeddings-v5-text-nano. KaLM-mini-v2.5 achieves slight… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Performance comparison of different training [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Comparison of projection configurations on [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Average MMTEB score across reduced embed [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Learning rate sensitivity across different optimization objectives. We report the average nDCG@10 on the MTEB (English, v2) benchmark using the S2ORC dataset. The plots compare 1×10−4 (blue) and 1×10−5 (orange) learning rates for embedding-based distillation (Ldistill), InfoNCE (L q→d NCE ), and score-based distillation (Lscore), all utilizing a trainable student projection. • InfoNCE (L q→d NCE): In contr… view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Performance of Models on different languages on MMTEB compared to average performance [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p026_7.png] view at source ↗
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Text embedding models are widely used for semantic similarity tasks, including information retrieval, clustering, and classification. General-purpose models are typically trained with single- or multi-stage processes using contrastive loss functions. We introduce a novel training regimen that combines model distillation techniques with task-specific contrastive loss to produce compact, high-performance embedding models. Our findings suggest that this approach is more effective for training small models than purely contrastive or distillation-based training paradigms alone. Benchmark scores for the resulting models, jina-embeddings-v5-text-small and jina-embeddings-v5-text-nano, exceed or match the state-of-the-art for models of similar size. jina-embeddings-v5-text models additionally support long texts (up to 32k tokens) in many languages, and generate embeddings that remain robust under truncation and binary quantization. Model weights are publicly available, hopefully inspiring further advances in embedding model development.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper introduces jina-embeddings-v5-text, a family of compact text embedding models trained via a novel regimen that combines model distillation techniques with task-specific contrastive loss. It claims this hybrid approach is more effective for small models than purely contrastive or distillation-based training alone, with the resulting jina-embeddings-v5-text-small and jina-embeddings-v5-text-nano variants matching or exceeding state-of-the-art performance on benchmarks for their size. The models support contexts up to 32k tokens across many languages and produce embeddings robust to truncation and binary quantization; weights are released publicly.

Significance. If the performance claims are substantiated with proper controls, the work could meaningfully advance efficient embedding model development by demonstrating a practical hybrid training recipe that improves small-model regimes, with direct implications for deployment in retrieval, clustering, and classification tasks under resource constraints. The public release of weights is a clear strength enabling reproducibility and follow-on research.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and Experimental Results] The central claim that the combined distillation + task-specific contrastive regimen outperforms purely contrastive or purely distillation-based paradigms (abstract) lacks supporting evidence from controlled ablations. No results are shown for the identical small/nano architectures trained on the same data using (a) contrastive loss alone or (b) distillation alone, so attribution of gains to the combination rather than data curation or hyperparameter choices cannot be verified.
  2. [Benchmark Results] Benchmark superiority or parity claims for jina-embeddings-v5-text-small and nano (abstract) are stated without accompanying numerical tables, exact MTEB scores, or direct head-to-head comparisons against named baselines of similar size; this prevents independent verification of the 'exceed or match' assertion.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states support for 'many languages' but does not enumerate the languages or report per-language or cross-lingual metrics.
  2. [Methods] Notation for the task-specific contrastive loss should be formalized with an equation in the methods section to clarify its distinction from standard contrastive objectives.

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We thank the referee for the constructive feedback. We agree that the current manuscript requires additional evidence to support the central claims and will revise accordingly to include controlled ablations and explicit benchmark numbers.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and Experimental Results] The central claim that the combined distillation + task-specific contrastive regimen outperforms purely contrastive or purely distillation-based paradigms (abstract) lacks supporting evidence from controlled ablations. No results are shown for the identical small/nano architectures trained on the same data using (a) contrastive loss alone or (b) distillation alone, so attribution of gains to the combination rather than data curation or hyperparameter choices cannot be verified.

    Authors: We agree that the absence of controlled ablations prevents clear attribution of gains to the hybrid regimen. In the revised manuscript we will add results for the identical small and nano architectures trained on the same data using (a) contrastive loss alone and (b) distillation alone, with all other factors held constant. These new experiments will be presented in a dedicated ablation subsection. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Benchmark Results] Benchmark superiority or parity claims for jina-embeddings-v5-text-small and nano (abstract) are stated without accompanying numerical tables, exact MTEB scores, or direct head-to-head comparisons against named baselines of similar size; this prevents independent verification of the 'exceed or match' assertion.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the abstract currently lacks specific numerical values. The full experimental section already contains detailed MTEB tables with exact scores and comparisons to named baselines of comparable size (e.g., 22M–50M parameter models). In the revision we will insert a compact summary table of key MTEB scores and direct comparisons into the abstract to enable immediate verification. revision: yes

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The paper describes an empirical training regimen that combines distillation with task-specific contrastive loss for small embedding models, then reports benchmark scores against external SOTA. No equations, derivations, fitted parameters presented as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations appear in the abstract or described full text. Claims rest on direct model training results and external benchmark comparisons (MTEB-style), which are falsifiable outside the paper and do not reduce to self-definition or input renaming. This is a standard empirical ML contribution with no circular steps in any derivation chain.

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