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Asymmetric Quantization: Near-Lossless Retrieval with 97% Storage Reduction

by Mixedbread Team mixedbread.com published 2026-06-29

Late interaction makes retrieval more precise but turns every document into many vectors. Asymmetric quantization keeps query vectors precise and stores…

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