AI Data Platform
10.1k 2026-04-30
lancedb/lancedb
An open-source, developer-friendly embedded retrieval library and multimodal AI lakehouse for fast, scalable vector search and data management.
Core Features
Fast Vector Search: Billions of vectors in milliseconds with state-of-the-art indexing.
Comprehensive Search: Supports vector similarity, full-text search, and SQL queries.
Multimodal Support: Stores, queries, and filters vectors, metadata, and multimodal data (text, images, videos, point clouds).
Advanced Data Management: Features zero-copy, automatic versioning, and GPU support for index building.
Flexible Deployment: Available as 100% open source for local/cloud deployment or as a managed cloud/enterprise service.
Detailed Introduction
LanceDB is positioned as the ultimate multimodal AI lakehouse, built on the efficient Lance columnar format. It provides a developer-friendly, open-source embedded retrieval library designed for fast, scalable, and production-ready vector search. Developers can easily store, index, and search petabytes of multimodal data and vectors, making it a central platform for building, training, and analyzing AI/ML workloads without vendor lock-in.