Best Vector Databases (2025)
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Pinecone
Vector database for AI apps. Store embeddings, query by vibes, pay by the dimension.
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Nice PickVector database for AI apps. Store embeddings, query by vibes, pay by the dimension.
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The embedding database that just works. Lightweight, Pythonic, and actually easy to set up.
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Compare:vs Pinecone
Open source vector database. Self-host your embeddings, become your own search engine.
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The AI whisperer's secret weapon. Because sometimes, 'close enough' is exactly what you need.
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- +Enables lightning-fast similarity searches for embeddings
- +Scales efficiently with high-dimensional data
- +Integrates seamlessly with LLMs and AI pipelines
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- -Can be overkill for simple exact-match queries
- -Requires tuning of distance metrics and indexing parameters
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