Which vector database performs better for hybrid search queries combining sparse BM25 and dense embeddings on enterprise knowledge bases, Qdrant or Weaviate?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Which vector database performs better for hybrid search queries combining sparse BM25 and dense embeddings on enterprise knowledge bases, Qdrant or Weaviate?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Qdrant vs Weaviate hybrid search BM25 dense benchmarks enterprise knowledge base performance 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Qdrant hybrid queries sparse dense retrieval architecture performance documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Weaviate hybrid search BM25 vector search performance documentation benchmarksGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Qdrant vs Weaviate hybrid search BM25 dense benchmarks enterprise knowledge base performance 2025 2026 Google ↗
Qdrant hybrid queries sparse dense retrieval architecture performance documentation Google ↗
Weaviate hybrid search BM25 vector search performance documentation benchmarks Google ↗
- Hybrid Queries · qdrant.tech
- docs/docs/weaviate/concepts/search/hybrid-search.md at main · weaviate/docs · github.com
- GitHub - Imran-ml/vector-db-benchmark: Reproducible, end-to-end benchmark suite for vector databases, latency, throughput, recall, scalability, and hybrid search. · github.com
- What to Check Before Tuning a Qdrant Collection · qdrant.tech
- How to Tune Hybrid Search in Qdrant · qdrant.tech
- Hybrid Queries · qdrant.tech
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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Qdrant vs Weaviate hybrid search BM25 dense benchmarks enterprise knowledge base performance 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Qdrant hybrid queries sparse dense retrieval architecture performance documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Weaviate hybrid search BM25 vector search performance documentation benchmarks OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |