Vector Search Options
Overview of Vector Search Options in Deep Lake
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Overview of Vector Search Options in Deep Lake
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Deep Lake offers a variety of vector search options depending on the storage location of the Vector Store and infrastructure + code that should run the computations.
| Search Method | Compute Location | Execution Algorithm | Query Syntax | Required Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Lake OSS offers query execution logic that run on the client (your machine) using OSS code in Python. This compute logic is accessible in all Deep Lake Python APIs and is available for Vector Stores stored in any location. See individual APIs below for details.
Deep Lake Compute Engine offers query execution logic that run on the client (your machine) using C++ Code that is called via Python API. This compute logic is accessible in all Deep Lake Python APIs and is only available for Vector Stores stored Deep Lake storage or in user clouds connected to Deep Lake. See individual APIs below for details.
To run queries using Compute Engine, make sure to !pip install "deeplake[enterprise]".
Deep Lake offers a Managed Tensor Database that executes queries on Deep Lake infrastructure while running Compute Engine under-the-hood. This compute logic is accessible in all Deep Lake Python APIs and is only available for Vector Stores stored in the Deep Lake Managed Tensor Database. See individual APIs below for details.
Vector search can occur via a variety of APIs in Deep Lake. They are explained in the links below:
Python
Client-side
Deep Lake OSS Python Code
LangChain API
In memory, local, user cloud, Tensor Database
Client-side
Deep Lake C++ Compute Engine
LangChain API or TQL
User cloud (must be connected to Deep Lake), Tensor Database
Managed Database
Deep Lake C++ Compute Engine
LangChain API or TQL
Tensor Database