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Weaviate’s Guide to
VECTOR
QUANTIZATION

Every Data Scientist


Should Know
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Project scaling.

Data accumulating.

Momory usage growing.

Retrieval slowing.

Cost Skyrocketing.

Sounds familiar?
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We are in the same boat.

But, there is a solution

VECTOR
QUANTIZATION
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VECTOR
QUANTIZATION

✅ Cuts down memory needs


✅ Reduces latency
✅ Slashes cost
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WEAVIATE
Offers solution

in 2 ways
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1
Product
Quantization

(PQ)
Patrick Middleton
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What PQ does
Compresses your vector embeddings by
breaking them down into smaller,
manageable segments.
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PQ Benefits
Reduces memory usage by almost 24
times while maintaining a balance
between performance and recall.

Best for
Those who use hnsw indexes and need a
fine balance between speed and
accuracy.
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2
Binary
Quantization

(BQ)
Patrick Middleton
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What BQ does
Converts each vector into a binary
format, drastically reducing the size from
bytes to bits.
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BQ Benefits
Achieves a 32x reduction in storage
requirements and speeds up search
processes.

Best for
Projects where speed is critical, and
slight compromises on accuracy are
acceptable.
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📚 Trade-offs
PQ might slightly reduce recall but
saves more memory.

BQ offers incredible speed at the


cost of some accuracy.
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