[r/LocalLLaMA] The hidden gem of open-source embedding models (text+image+audio): LCO Embedding

Summary

A user on r/LocalLLaMA highlights LCO Embedding models, particularly the 7b version, as an underappreciated open-source gem for multi-modal embeddings (text, image, audio). They've successfully used it to create a personal vector database for searching across various file types and are impressed with its performance. The user has also created GGUF quants to make it more accessible, noting its Apache 2 license.

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