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Extensions / AI and vectors

vchord

Vector database plugin for Postgres, written in Rust

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Overview

Packagevchord
Version1.1.1
PostgreSQL versions14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
RepositoryPIGSTY
Extension typePreloaded
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadYes
TrustedNo
RelocatableYes
Shared librariesvchord
Stars1,787
Latest commit2026-04-23
Latest release2026-02-28
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

Related extensions

Requires

vectorvector data type and ivfflat and hnsw access methods

Required by

pgpuGPU acceleration for PostgreSQL vector index builds using NVIDIA CUDA/cuVS and VectorChord.

See also

vectorvector data type and ivfflat and hnsw access methods
vectorscaleAdvanced indexing for vector data with DiskANN
pgcontextVector, filter-aware HNSW, and hybrid retrieval over authoritative PostgreSQL tables.
vectorizeThe simplest way to do vector search on Postgres
pg_rrfReciprocal rank fusion functions for hybrid search
pg_searchFull text search for PostgreSQL using BM25
vchord_bm25A postgresql extension for bm25 ranking algorithm
pg_bestmatchGenerate BM25 sparse vector inside PostgreSQL
pgmlRun AL/ML workloads with SQL interface
pg4mlMachine learning framework for PostgreSQL