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Valentin Radu · Dev log · May 9, 2026

Vector search: Quantization

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Vector search: The problem, Part 4. Compressing the database vectors so a billion-vector index fits in a fraction of its raw memory. Scalar quantization (one byte per value), product quantization (the workhorse of every billion-scale vector index), how compressed vectors are searched without ever decompressing them, and how the codebook is kept fresh as data drifts.

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