A VectorDatabase is designed specifically to store a huge number of high dimensional vectors, index them, and perform large data operations such as search and retrieval, clustering, distance evaluations, etc.

In the context of LargeLanguageModel""s, they are chiefly used to support RetrievalAugmentedGeneration processes.

In the context of LargeVisualModel""s or LargeAudioModel""s, they are used to do rapid comparisons and clustering of data.

References

• https://sanjmo.medium.com/vector-data-store-evaluation-criteria-6d7677ef3b60
• https://benchmark.vectorview.ai/vectordbs.html