paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Parameter Count | 118M parameters |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Research Paper | Sentence-BERT Paper |
| Supported Languages | 50+ languages |
| Output Dimensions | 384 |
What is paraphrase-multilingual-MiniLM-L12-v2?
This is a powerful multilingual sentence transformer model designed to create semantic embeddings for text in over 50 languages. It converts sentences and paragraphs into 384-dimensional dense vector representations, making it particularly effective for tasks like semantic search, clustering, and similarity comparison across multiple languages.
Implementation Details
The model utilizes a MiniLM architecture with 12 layers and implements mean pooling on top of contextualized word embeddings. It's built using the sentence-transformers framework and supports multiple deep learning frameworks including PyTorch, ONNX, and TensorFlow.
- 384-dimensional dense vector output
- Efficient architecture with 118M parameters
- Support for 50+ languages including major European, Asian, and Middle Eastern languages
- Compatible with multiple deep learning frameworks
Core Capabilities
- Cross-lingual sentence embedding generation
- Semantic similarity comparison
- Document clustering
- Information retrieval across languages
- Parallel text mining
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What makes this model unique?
The model's ability to handle 50+ languages while maintaining a relatively compact size (118M parameters) makes it particularly unique. It offers an excellent balance between performance and resource efficiency, making it suitable for production deployments.
Q: What are the recommended use cases?
This model excels in multilingual applications requiring semantic understanding, such as cross-lingual information retrieval, document similarity matching, clustering of multilingual content, and building semantic search engines that work across multiple languages.
