docs(article): use measured benchmark numbers and Qdrant 1.18.2

Record the real re-run: parallel 1->4 workers was ~1.2x (5.58s->4.61s) on a
local single node, not 2x. Add the confirmed server version (1.18.2) to both callouts.
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John Kupchanko
2026-07-15 09:54:39 -07:00
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@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ A better approach is to upload points in batches. Batching allows Qdrant to proc
![Diagram: uploading one point per request creates high overhead, while grouping points into batches of 64-256 is about 5x faster.](/articles_data/bulk-uploads-in-qdrant/option5-batching.png) ![Diagram: uploading one point per request creates high overhead, while grouping points into batches of 64-256 is about 5x faster.](/articles_data/bulk-uploads-in-qdrant/option5-batching.png)
> **Benchmark:** On a local single-node Qdrant (Windows 11, `qdrant-client` 1.12.0, ~10,000 synthetic 768-dim vectors), batching at 64 points per request was about 5× faster than uploading one point at a time. This is a small dataset chosen to show the pattern; the gap widens as datasets grow into the millions, and exact numbers depend on hardware and Qdrant version. > **Benchmark:** On a local single-node Qdrant 1.18.2 (Windows 11, `qdrant-client` 1.12.0, 10,000 synthetic 768-dim vectors), batching at 64 points per request was about 5× faster than uploading one point at a time. This is a small dataset chosen to show the pattern; the gap widens as datasets grow into the millions, and exact numbers depend on hardware and Qdrant version.
Set a batch size when uploading points: Set a batch size when uploading points:
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Parallel uploads allow several workers to upload different parts of the dataset
![Diagram: a single upload worker underuses write capacity, while multiple parallel workers feed the write pipeline for roughly 2x throughput.](/articles_data/bulk-uploads-in-qdrant/option6-parallel.png) ![Diagram: a single upload worker underuses write capacity, while multiple parallel workers feed the write pipeline for roughly 2x throughput.](/articles_data/bulk-uploads-in-qdrant/option6-parallel.png)
> **Benchmark:** On the same local single-node setup (Windows 11, `qdrant-client` 1.12.0, ~10,000 synthetic 768-dim vectors, batch size 256), uploading with 4 parallel workers was about 2× faster than a single stream. As with batching, treat these as directional: gains grow with larger datasets and more capable hardware. > **Benchmark:** On the same local single-node setup (Qdrant 1.18.2, Windows 11, `qdrant-client` 1.12.0, 10,000 synthetic 768-dim vectors, batch size 256), going from 1 to 4 parallel workers cut upload time from 5.58s to 4.61s (~1.2× faster). On a single local node the gain is modest — the workers share the same CPU — and grows more meaningful against a remote or multi-node deployment with more shards.
Note: Parallelism gains are not always linear; in some configurations, 2 workers may perform similarly to 1 before improvements appear at higher counts. Note: Parallelism gains are not always linear; in some configurations, 2 workers may perform similarly to 1 before improvements appear at higher counts.