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facebookresearch /faiss

A library for efficient similarity search and clustering of dense vectors.

Stars41,256
Forks4,587
Open issues363
Avg. stars / day12faster than 29% of C++
LanguageC++
LicenseMIT
CreatedFeb 7, 2017
Last activityNov 4, 2026

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Stars41.3k96% of median
Forks4.6k61% of median
Avg. stars per day1272% of median
Open issues36347% of median

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According to Repocharts, facebookresearch/faiss ranks #29 in the C++ ranking on November 5, 2026.