| RIP, vector database(turbopuffer.com) | |
| 375 points by razin 12 days ago | 106 comments | |
tl;dr: Turbopuffer is rearchitecting its storage in v3 to stop using the ANN vector index as the primary key, which has caused storage amplification (duplicating docs for multi-vector cases), write amplification (rebalancing cascades), and suboptimal block sizes for non-vector queries. The new design treats ANN as just another secondary index, enabling faster text, regex, vector, and SQL-style queries. V3 currently passes 100% of CI, with performance tuning and public benchmarks coming before production rollout. | |
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