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chonkie

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Observed mentions: 2024-11-10 15:58:25 UTC to 2024-11-10 17:02:37 UTC.

012024-11-10 15:00:00 UTC to 2024-11-10 16:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsNov 10, 15:002024-11-10 16:00:00 UTC to 2024-11-10 17:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsNov 10, 16:002024-11-10 17:00:00 UTC to 2024-11-10 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsNov 10, 17:00

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Nov 10, 17:002024-11-10 17:00:00 UTC2024-11-10 18:00:00 UTC101

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Show HN: Chonkie – A Fast, Lightweight Text Chunking Library for RAG

I built Chonkie because I was tired of rewriting chunking code for RAG applications. Existing libraries were either too bloated (80MB+) or too basic, with no middle ground. Core features: - 21MB default install vs 80-171MB alternatives - 33x faster token chunking than popular alternatives - Supports multiple chunking strategies: token, word, sentence, and semantic - Works with all major tokenizers (transformers, tokenizers, tiktoken) - Zero external dependencies for basic functionality Technical optimizations: - Uses tiktoken with multi-threading for faster tokenization - Implements aggressive caching and precomputation - Running mean pooling for efficient semantic chunking - Modular dependency system (install only what you need) Benchmarks and code: https://github.com/bhavnicksm/chonkie Looking for feedback on the architecture and perfor
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mance optimizations. What other chunking strategies would be useful for RAG applications?
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