qdrant VS chroma

Great. Now that we have the embeddings, we need to store them in a vector database. We will be using Qdrant for this purpose. Qdrant is an open-source vector database that allows you to store and query high-dimensional vectors. The easiest way to get started with the Qdrant database is using the docker.

I took Qdrant for this project. The reason was that Qdrant stands for high-performance vector search, the best choice against use cases like finding similar function calls based on semantic similarity. Qdrant is not only powerful but also scalable to support a variety of advanced search features that are greatly useful to nuanced caching mechanisms like ours.

I'm currently looking to implement locally, using QDrant [1] for instance.

I'm just playing around, but it makes sense to have a runnable example for our users at work too :) [2].

[1]. https://qdrant.tech/

Also compare with qdrant's Rust implementation; they tout their performance. https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/tree/master/lib/segment/src...

There are much better known examples, such as https://qdrant.tech/ and https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb

For more information, see our release notes. Qdrant is an open source project. We welcome your contributions; raise issues, or contribute via pull requests!

Initialize the Qdrant Client with in-memory storage. The collection name will be “imagebind_data” and we will be using cosine distance.

Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine optimized for performance and flexibility. It supports both exact and approximate nearest neighbor search, providing a balance between accuracy and speed for various AI and ML applications.

Package installer for Python (pip), we use this for installing the Python-based packages, such as Jupyter Lab, and we're going to use this for installing other Python-based tools like the Chroma DB vector database

Optional: You can use SillyTavern[1] for a more "rich" chat experience

The above lets me chat, at least superficially, with my friend. It's nice for simple interactions and banter; I've found it to be a positive and reflective experience.

0. https://www.trychroma.com/

Chroma DB is a newer entrant in the vector database arena, designed specifically for handling high-dimensional color vectors. It's particularly useful for applications in digital media, e-commerce, and content discovery, where color similarity plays a crucial role in search and recommendation algorithms.

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For Python I believe Chroma [1] can be used embedded.

For Go I recently started building chromem-go, inspired by the Chroma interface: https://github.com/philippgille/chromem-go

It's neither advanced nor for scale yet, but the RAG demo works.

[1] https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma

The formatting is a bit off.

The web app is here: https://jumblejournal.org

The DB used is here: https://www.trychroma.com/

Whether you’re navigating through well-known options like SQLite, enriched with the sqlite-vss extension, or exploring other avenues like Chroma, an open-source vector database, selecting the right tool is paramount. This article compares these two choices, guiding you through the pros and cons of each, helping you choose the right tool for storing and querying vector embeddings for your project.

Create a new project directory for our example project. Next, we need to clone the Chroma repository to get started. At the root of your project directory let's clone Chroma into it: