Chroma
Open-source embedding database designed for AI-native applications with simple Python/JS APIs
Open SourceOpen source (Apache 2.0), Chroma Cloud pricing TBD APIOpen Source api
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Chroma is the open-source embedding database built for LLM applications. It provides a simple, developer-friendly API for storing and querying embeddings with metadata. Chroma runs in-memory for development, as a client-server for production, and offers Chroma Cloud for fully managed hosting. Its simplicity makes it the go-to choice for prototyping RAG applications.
Key Features
- Simple API (4 functions)
- In-memory and persistent modes
- Automatic embedding
- Metadata filtering
- Multi-modal support
- Python and JavaScript SDKs
- LangChain/LlamaIndex integration
Pros
- Extremely simple to use
- Perfect for prototyping
- Lightweight and fast
- Great LangChain integration
Cons
- Less mature than competitors
- Limited enterprise features
- Cloud offering still new
Tags
vector-databaseembeddingsopen-sourcepythonjavascriptrag
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