You Don't Need a Vector Database

noemit

The Vector Database obsession came from RAG, which came from a marketing idea to calm down enterprise fears about hallucination with RAG. Will save this article because I feel like I have this conversation weekly when people think they need a vector database for something they definitely do not.

sirfz

You don't need a vector db, you just need np.dot

kenforthewin

If I understand correctly, the vecstore product is an api that wraps a vector database (among other features). So the pitch here is something like “you don’t need a vector database, you need an api wrapper to a vector database that we manage for you”.

exhost

> Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.

cpursley

Or you could just use the new BM25 extension and if thats not enough, bring in the vector extension, which you can run as hybrid and not have to bolt yet another paid 3rd party thing: https://postgresisenough.dev/tools?category=search

stephantul

This is a thinly veiled commercial, not really useful.