Qdrant Edge Brings Lightweight Vector Search to Resource-Constrained Environments
August 01, 2025
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Qdrant revealed the private beta of Qdrant Edge, a lightweight, embedded vector search engine developed for AI systems operating on components including robots, point of sales, home assistants, and mobile phones. It delivers vector-based retrieval to resource-constrained ecosystems where low latency, limited compute, and limited network access are essential restrictions.
Qdrant Edge allows designers to manage hybrid and multimodal search locally, on edge, without a server process or background threads, utilizing the same core abilities that control Qdrant in cloud-native deployments. The solution supports in-process execution, advanced filtering, and compatibility with real-time agent workloads.
It shares architectural ideologies with Qdrant OSS and Qdrant Cloud, but enhances them for embeddability, supporting complete control over lifecycle, memory usage, and in-process execution without background services.
"AI is moving beyond the cloud. Developers need infrastructure that runs where many decisions are made - on the device itself," said André Zayarni, CEO and Co-Founder of Qdrant. "Qdrant Edge is a clean-slate vector search engine designed for Embedded AI. It brings local search, deterministic performance, and multimodal support into a minimal runtime footprint."
For more information, visit qdrant.tech/.
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