Multi-Vector (Late Interaction) Embedding Models with Sentence Transformers
The v6.0 update of Sentence Transformers introduces MultiVectorEncoder for enhanced late interaction retrieval.
Sentence Transformers is a Python library for embedding and reranker models. The v6.0 update introduces the MultiVectorEncoder, designed for ColBERT-style late interaction retrieval. This model retains token-level matching information, enhancing retrieval quality, although it results in a larger index size.