Supabase Vector Database
Source: openai_cookbooks

# Supabase Vector Database[Supabase](https://supabase.com/docs) is an open-source Firebase alternative built on top of [Postgres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostgreSQL), a production-grade SQL database.[Supabase Vector](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/ai) is a vector toolkit built on [pgvector](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector), a Postgres extension that allows you to store your embeddings inside the same database that holds the rest of your application data. When combined with pgvector's indexing algorithms, vector search remains [fast at large scales](https://supabase.com/blog/increase-performance-pgvector-hnsw).Supabase adds an ecosystem of services and tools on top of Postgres that makes app development as quick as possible, including:- [Auto-generated REST APIs](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/api)- [Auto-generated GraphQL APIs](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/graphql)- [Realtime APIs](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/realtime)- [Authentication](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/auth)- [File storage](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/storage)- [Edge functions](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/functions)We can use these services alongside pgvector to store and query embeddings within Postgres.## OpenAI Cookbook ExamplesBelow are guides and resources that walk you through how to use OpenAI embedding models with Supabase Vector.| Guide                                    | Description                                                || ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- || [Semantic search](./semantic-search.mdx) | Store, index, and query embeddings at scale using pgvector |## Additional resources- [Vector columns](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/ai/vector-columns)- [Vector indexes](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/ai/vector-indexes)- [RAG with permissions](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/ai/rag-with-permissions)- [Going to production](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/ai/going-to-prod)- [Deciding on compute](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/ai/choosing-compute-addon)