Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB spherical quantization for improved vector search
Microsoft announced a preview of this Azure Cosmos DB update in May 2026.
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Facts
- Microsoft id
561167- Status
- In preview
- Products
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Update type
- Features
- Product categories
- Databases, Internet of Things
- Preview
- May 2026
- Status pages
- Azure Cosmos DB status
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- Microsoft last modified
- Source
- Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft
Microsoft says
Azure Cosmos DB now offers spherical quantization in public preview to help you achieve faster vector indexing with higher recall and accuracy at scale.
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