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Fix: Cast to float32 before normalizing cosine vectors in local mode - #1471

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Fixes #1411. In local mode, the insert path computed the cosine norm in float64 before casting to float32, whereas the update path cast to float32 first. This led to identical vectors having different stored values when re-upserted. This patch ensures we always cast to float32 before normalization in the insert path to match update logic and server behavior.

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Local point updates now convert dense and multivector inputs to float32 before cosine normalization and storage. Dense vectors with a norm at most EPSILON remain unchanged. Multivector sub-vectors are normalized individually, with EPSILON used for zero norms.

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Extreme finite inputs can leave invalid vectors in local collections, and current tests may miss a return of the repeated-write precision difference. Both fixes are localized; address them before relying on this change.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #1411 requires identical cosine-vector upserts in local mode to use consistent precision. The PR summary reports that _update_point converts dense inputs to float32 before cosine normalizati…
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In `@qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py`:
- Line 2569: After converting vectors to float32 in the cosine normalization
path, reject any non-finite values before normalizing or mutating self.vectors
or self.multivectors. Keep the existing validation flow and apply the check to
both dense and multivector inputs.
- Line 2569: In test_upsert, capture the local stored dense cosine vector before
the repeated upsert and retrieve it again afterward; assert the two vectors are
exactly equal with a local comparison such as np.array_equal. Keep the existing
remote and approximate collection comparisons unchanged.

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for vector_name, _named_vectors in self.vectors.items():
vector = vectors.get(vector_name)
if vector is not None:
vector_np = np.array(vector, dtype=np.float32)

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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rg -n "_validate_dense_or_multivector|def _update_point|np\.isnan|isfinite" qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py
sed -n '2510,2625p' qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py

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Reject non-finite float32 values before normalization.

Finite values that overflow during float32 conversion pass _validate_dense_or_multivector. The cosine paths then divide infinity by an infinite norm and can store NaN in self.vectors or self.multivectors. Reject non-finite converted values before either mutation.

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In `@qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py` at line 2569, After converting
vectors to float32 in the cosine normalization path, reject any non-finite
values before normalizing or mutating self.vectors or self.multivectors. Keep
the existing validation flow and apply the check to both dense and multivector
inputs.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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rg -n -i "cosine|repeated|upsert|normalize" qdrant_client/local/tests tests

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- local test files ---'
git ls-files 'qdrant_client/local/tests/*' | sort
printf '%s\n' '--- likely test definitions ---'
rg -n -C 8 'def test_.*(upsert|vector|cosine|multi)|assert.*(vector|np\.|allclose|equal)|local_client|remote_client' qdrant_client/local/tests tests/congruence_tests/test_updates.py tests/congruence_tests/test_multivector_updates.py
printf '%s\n' '--- implementation around update path ---'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | sed -n '2470,2615p'
printf '%s\n' '--- current diff summary and changed hunk ---'
git diff --stat
git diff -- qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- local vector tests ---'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/tests/test_vectors.py
printf '%s\n' '--- dense update tests: setup and ordinary upserts ---'
cat -n tests/congruence_tests/test_updates.py | sed -n '1,190p'
printf '%s\n' '--- dense update tests: later upsert cases ---'
cat -n tests/congruence_tests/test_updates.py | sed -n '330,430p'
printf '%s\n' '--- multivector repeated-write test ---'
cat -n tests/congruence_tests/test_multivector_updates.py | sed -n '1,100p'
printf '%s\n' '--- comparison helper definition and usages ---'
rg -n -C 12 'def compare_collections|compare_collections\(' tests qdrant_client
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant local write/read definitions ---'
rg -n -C 12 'def (_add_point|_update_point|_get_vectors|upsert)' qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- dense fixture and comparison definitions ---'
rg -n -C 20 'def (generate_fixtures|compare_collections|initialize_fixture_collection)|multi_vector_config|vectors_sizes' tests/congruence_tests/test_common.py tests/congruence_tests
printf '%s\n' '--- exact add and update validation paths ---'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | sed -n '2612,2695p'
cat -n qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py | sed -n '2823,2885p'
printf '%s\n' '--- normalization and dtype references ---'
rg -n -C 8 'np\.linalg\.norm|astype\(np\.float32\)|dtype=np\.float32|Distance\.COSINE' qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py tests/congruence_tests/test_common.py tests/congruence_tests/test_updates.py tests/congruence_tests/test_multivector_updates.py

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
cat -n tests/congruence_tests/test_common.py | sed -n '172,245p'
printf '%s\n' '--- helper definitions used by compare_collections ---'
rg -n -C 16 'def compare_client_results|with_vectors|scroll\(|retrieve\(' tests/congruence_tests/test_common.py

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Assert exact vector stability after a repeated dense cosine upsert.

tests/congruence_tests/test_updates.py:test_upsert writes the same dense vector twice, but its direct scroll assertions omit vectors. Its later compare_collections call uses np.allclose(..., atol=1e-3), which can accept the small float32 differences caused by normalizing in float64 before casting. The multivector comparison exercises multi-text, not the dense self.vectors update branch. Add an exact local comparison of the stored cosine vector before and after the second upsert.

Suggested fix
     assert local_old_point == remote_old_point
+    local_old_text_vector = local_client.retrieve(
+        COLLECTION_NAME, ids=[id_], with_vectors=True
+    )[0].vector["text"]
     # endregion
@@
     assert local_new_point == remote_new_point
+    local_new_text_vector = local_client.retrieve(
+        COLLECTION_NAME, ids=[id_], with_vectors=True
+    )[0].vector["text"]
+    assert np.array_equal(local_old_text_vector, local_new_text_vector)
     # endregion
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In `@qdrant_client/local/local_collection.py` at line 2569, In test_upsert,
capture the local stored dense cosine vector before the repeated upsert and
retrieve it again afterward; assert the two vectors are exactly equal with a
local comparison such as np.array_equal. Keep the existing remote and
approximate collection comparisons unchanged.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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Local mode: re-upserting an identical cosine vector changes its stored value

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