lance-format/lance
Open Lakehouse Format for Multimodal AI. Convert from Parquet in 2 lines of code for 100x faster random access, vector index, and data versioning. Compatible with Pandas, DuckDB, Polars, Pyarrow, and
- Stars
- 7.2k
- Forks
- 900
- Open issues
- 856
- Last push
- today
About lance
lance is a free, open-source RAG and AI search tool by lance-format, written mainly in Rust. Open Lakehouse Format for Multimodal AI. Convert from Parquet in 2 lines of code for 100x faster random access, vector index, and data versioning. Compatible with Pandas, DuckDB, Polars, Pyarrow, and. It has 7.2k GitHub stars and 900 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Rust
- Stars
- 7,194
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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lance FAQ
Is lance free?
Yes. lance is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does lance run on a Mac?
Its README doesn't say. Check the installation guide on GitHub before you start.
Does lance need a GPU?
Its README doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is lance still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 856 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to lance?
Similar free, open-source tools include gensim, lightly, Data-Science-EBooks, turbovec.