diff --git a/src/bioclip_vector_db/vector_db.py b/src/bioclip_vector_db/vector_db.py
index f1df4e8..2afe6e2 100644
--- a/src/bioclip_vector_db/vector_db.py
+++ b/src/bioclip_vector_db/vector_db.py
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
 
 def _get_device() -> torch.device:
     if torch.cuda.is_available():
-        logger.info("CUDA is available")
+        logger.debug("CUDA is available")
         return torch.device("cuda")
     elif torch.mps.is_available():
-        logger.info("MPS is available")
+        logger.debug("MPS is available")
         return torch.device("mps")
     else:
         logger.warning("CUDA and MPS are not available. Default to CPU")
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def __init__(
         split: str,
         local_dataset: str = None,
         batch_size: int = 10,
+        fp_precision: str = "fp16",
     ):
         self._dataset_type = dataset_type
         self._classifier = TreeOfLifeClassifier(device=_get_device())
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._collection = None
         self._use_local_dataset = local_dataset is not None
         self._batch_size = batch_size
+        self._fp_precision = torch.float16 if fp_precision == "fp16" else torch.float32
 
         self._prepare_dataset(split=split, local_dataset=local_dataset)
         self._init_collection()
@@ -181,12 +183,14 @@ def _load_database_local(self):
                     data_batch[2],
                 )
             )
-            embeddings = list(
-                map(
-                    lambda x: x.tolist(),
-                    self._classifier.create_image_features(imgs, normalize=True),
+
+            with torch.autocast(_get_device().type, self._fp_precision):
+                embeddings = list(
+                    map(
+                        lambda x: x.tolist(),
+                        self._classifier.create_image_features(imgs, normalize=True),
+                    )
                 )
-            )
             self._collection.add(embeddings=embeddings, ids=ids, metadatas=taxon_tags)
 
             num_records += len(ids)
@@ -252,6 +256,14 @@ def main():
         help="Specifies the batch size which determine the number of datapoints which will be read at once from the dataset.",
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--fp_precision",
+        type=str,
+        default="fp16",
+        choices=["fp16", "fp32"],
+        help="Floating point precision to use for the model.",
+    )
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
     dataset = args.dataset
     output_dir = args.output_dir
@@ -269,6 +281,7 @@ def main():
         split=split,
         local_dataset=local_dataset,
         batch_size=args.batch_size,
+        fp_precision=args.fp_precision,
     )
     vdb.load_database(reset=args.reset)