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ArcFace embeddings quantized to 16-bit pgvector HALFVEC ? [D]

Reddit r/MachineLearningΒ·April 12, 2026

The content discusses optimizing 512-dimension ArcFace embeddings in PostgreSQL, which exceed TOAST limits and increase I/O. It proposes quantizing them to 16-bit (HALFVEC) to halve storage and I/O, while questioning the impact on precision.

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