---
title: "fastembed"
type: "tool"
slug: "qdrant-fastembed"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/qdrant-fastembed"
github_url: "https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed"
homepage_url: "https://qdrant.github.io/fastembed/"
stars: 3085
forks: 213
primary_language: "Python"
license: "Apache-2.0"
archived: false
categories: ["data-retrieval", "llm-frameworks", "vector-databases"]
tags: ["embeddings", "python", "rag", "retrieval-augmented-generation", "openai", "retrieval", "vector-search"]
updated_at: "2026-07-11T11:29:17.053265+00:00"
---

# fastembed

> Fast, Accurate, Lightweight Python library to make State of the Art Embedding

Fast, Accurate, Lightweight Python library to make State of the Art Embedding

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/qdrant/fastembed
- Homepage: https://qdrant.github.io/fastembed/
- Stars: 3,085 · Forks: 213 · Open issues: 137 · Watchers: 22
- Primary language: Python
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last pushed: 2026-06-23T10:17:49+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Active (computed 2026-07-11T11:29:15.147Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:29:16.027Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/qdrant-fastembed/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/qdrant-fastembed/trust)

## Categories

- [Data & Retrieval](/categories/data-retrieval.md)
- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)
- [Vector Databases](/categories/vector-databases.md)

## Tags

embeddings, python, rag, retrieval-augmented-generation, openai, retrieval, vector-search

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/qdrant-fastembed`](/api/graphcanon/tools/qdrant-fastembed)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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