diff --git a/qdrant-landing/content/course/multi-vector-search/module-3/quantization-techniques.md b/qdrant-landing/content/course/multi-vector-search/module-3/quantization-techniques.md index ce97a678e..e411bcb60 100644 --- a/qdrant-landing/content/course/multi-vector-search/module-3/quantization-techniques.md +++ b/qdrant-landing/content/course/multi-vector-search/module-3/quantization-techniques.md @@ -101,14 +101,6 @@ $$ **Configuration parameter:** - `quantile`: Excludes outliers (e.g., 0.99 excludes 1% of extreme values for better scaling) - - ### Binary Quantization: Maximum Compression **Binary quantization** represents each component as a single bit (positive/negative), achieving **32x compression**. Qdrant also supports **1.5-bit** and **2-bit** variants for better accuracy with moderate compression. @@ -148,13 +140,13 @@ For ColModernVBERT's **128 dimensions**, binary quantization presents unique cha Let's compare all options for a **1 million document** ColModernVBERT collection: -| Method | Memory | Compression | Brute Force Speed Boost | -|----------------------|---------|---------------|-------------------------| -| **No quantization** | 512 GB | 1x (baseline) | 1x | -| **Scalar (int8)** | 128 GB | 4x | ~2x | -| **Binary (2-bit)** | 32 GB | 16x | ~20x | -| **Binary (1.5-bit)** | 21.3 GB | 24x | ~30x | -| **Binary (1-bit)** | 16 GB | 32x | ~40x | +| Method | Memory | Compression | Speed Boost | +|----------------------|---------|---------------|-------------| +| **No quantization** | 512 GB | 1x (baseline) | 1x | +| **Scalar (int8)** | 128 GB | 4x | ~2x | +| **Binary (2-bit)** | 32 GB | 16x | ~20x | +| **Binary (1.5-bit)** | 21.3 GB | 24x | ~30x | +| **Binary (1-bit)** | 16 GB | 32x | ~40x |