Stay up to date with the latest pgvector updates, new features, and improvements. Here's what changed in 2026.
In 2026, pgvector released version
7+ with improved HNSW index performance, added support for halfvec and sparsevec data types for memory
efficient storage, and introduced iterative index builds for better performance on large datasets.
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Changelog last updated March 2026