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Multi-Vector (Late Interaction) Embedding Models with Sentence Transformers

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The Sentence Transformers library has introduced a new model type called MultiVectorEncoder, which supports late interaction retrieval similar to ColBERT. This model allows for improved retrieval quality by maintaining one vector per token, enhancing the ability to match queries with specific document elements.

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What Changed Since Last Update

2h ago

The v6.0 update adds the MultiVectorEncoder model, enabling late interaction retrieval and supporting various checkpoint formats.

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MultiVectorEncoder allows for ColBERT-style late interaction retrieval.

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The MaxSim operator scores query against document by preserving token-level matching information.

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The new model type can load any PyLate checkpoint and Stanford-NLP ColBERT checkpoint.

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Multi-Vector (Late Interaction) Embedding Models with Sentence Transformers

Hugging Face·16h ago