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Faiss is a vector search library that contains different index types, including one with product quantization (IVF-PQ) as shown in the article. It makes it easi
by gk1 5y ago
Faiss is a vector search library that contains different index types, including one with product quantization (IVF-PQ) as shown in the article. It makes it easier to work these indexes.
See this intro to Faiss: https://www.pinecone.io/learn/faiss-tutorial/ https://www.pinecone.io/learn/faiss-tutorial/
In case you meant how Pinecone compares to Faiss, the answer is similar to above. Pinecone is a managed vector search service that contains vector search libraries. It has added features, an API, and a managed + distributed infrastructure to make it easy to run vector search at scale.
See comparison here: https://www.pinecone.io/managed-faiss/ https://www.pinecone.io/managed-faiss/