bench: add qdrant comparison to vector benchmark#144
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adds qdrant as an optional fourth comparison target in the vector similarity benchmark suite. opt-in via --qdrant flag to avoid requiring docker for the default run. - qdrant python client class using official SDK - docker container lifecycle (startup, health check, teardown) - results parsing, display table, and CSV output columns - pip dependency management for qdrant-client
combines qdrant comparison (this branch) with ember-grpc benchmark (from main). both systems now available in choices, flags, and CSV output.
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adds qdrant as an optional fourth comparison target in the vector similarity benchmark suite. opt-in via --qdrant flag to avoid requiring docker for the default run. - qdrant python client class using official SDK - docker container lifecycle (startup, health check, teardown) - results parsing, display table, and CSV output columns - pip dependency management for qdrant-client
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--qdrantflag so existing usage is unchangedqdrant/qdrantdocker image andqdrant-clientpython SDKwhat was tested
cargo fmtandcargo clippypass cleanlocal results (100k vectors, 128-dim, cosine, k=10)
ember query throughput is 5.3x faster than qdrant and 3.4x faster than pgvector at this scale. qdrant leads on insert throughput thanks to native batch upsert.
chromadb skipped — pydantic v1 is broken on python 3.14.
design considerations
--qdrantflag) rather than always-on to keep docker optional for the default run--ember-only --qdrantworks as a 2-system comparison (no chromadb/pgvector needed)query_pointsAPI (current qdrant SDK;searchwas removed)