diff --git a/src/distance/angular.rs b/src/distance/angular.rs
index 2e2520f6..c13c0b4e 100644
--- a/src/distance/angular.rs
+++ b/src/distance/angular.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ pub enum Angular {}
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Pod, Zeroable, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct NodeHeaderAngular {
-    norm: f32,
+    pub(super) norm: f32,
 }
 
 impl Distance for Angular {
     type Header = NodeHeaderAngular;
     type VectorCodec = f32;
+    type ExactDistanceTrait = Angular;
 
     fn name() -> &'static str {
         "angular"
diff --git a/src/distance/binary_quantized_angular.rs b/src/distance/binary_quantized_angular.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c60d1507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/distance/binary_quantized_angular.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
+use rand::Rng;
+
+use super::{two_means_binary_quantized as two_means, Angular, NodeHeaderAngular};
+use crate::distance::Distance;
+use crate::node::Leaf;
+use crate::parallel::ImmutableSubsetLeafs;
+use crate::unaligned_vector::{self, BinaryQuantized, UnalignedVector};
+
+/// The Cosine similarity is a measure of similarity between two
+/// non-zero vectors defined in an inner product space. Cosine similarity
+/// is the cosine of the angle between the vectors.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum BinaryQuantizedAngular {}
+
+/// The header of BinaryQuantizedAngular leaf nodes.
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Pod, Zeroable, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct NodeHeaderBinaryQuantizedAngular {
+    norm: f32,
+}
+
+impl Distance for BinaryQuantizedAngular {
+    type Header = NodeHeaderBinaryQuantizedAngular;
+    type VectorCodec = unaligned_vector::BinaryQuantized;
+    type ExactDistanceTrait = Angular;
+
+    fn name() -> &'static str {
+        "binary quantized angular"
+    }
+
+    fn new_header(vector: &UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>) -> Self::Header {
+        NodeHeaderBinaryQuantizedAngular { norm: Self::norm_no_header(vector) }
+    }
+
+    fn built_distance(p: &Leaf<Self>, q: &Leaf<Self>) -> f32 {
+        let pn = p.header.norm;
+        let qn = q.header.norm;
+        let pq = dot_product(&p.vector, &q.vector);
+        let pnqn = pn * qn;
+        if pnqn != 0.0 {
+            let cos = pq / pnqn;
+            // cos is [-1; 1]
+            // cos =  0. -> 0.5
+            // cos = -1. -> 1.0
+            // cos =  1. -> 0.0
+            (1.0 - cos) / 2.0
+        } else {
+            0.0
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Normalizes the distance returned by the distance method.
+    fn normalized_distance(d: f32, _dimensions: usize) -> f32 {
+        d
+    }
+
+    fn norm_no_header(v: &UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>) -> f32 {
+        dot_product(v, v).sqrt()
+    }
+
+    fn init(node: &mut Leaf<Self>) {
+        node.header.norm = dot_product(&node.vector, &node.vector).sqrt();
+    }
+
+    fn create_split<'a, R: Rng>(
+        children: &'a ImmutableSubsetLeafs<Self>,
+        rng: &mut R,
+    ) -> heed::Result<Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<<Self::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec>>>
+    {
+        let [node_p, node_q] = two_means::<Self, Angular, R>(rng, children, true)?;
+        let vector: Vec<f32> =
+            node_p.vector.iter().zip(node_q.vector.iter()).map(|(p, q)| p - q).collect();
+        let unaligned_vector = UnalignedVector::from_vec(vector);
+        let mut normal = Leaf { header: NodeHeaderAngular { norm: 0.0 }, vector: unaligned_vector };
+        Angular::normalize(&mut normal);
+
+        Ok(normal.vector)
+    }
+
+    fn margin_no_header(
+        p: &UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>,
+        q: &UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>,
+    ) -> f32 {
+        dot_product(p, q)
+    }
+}
+
+fn bits(mut word: u8) -> [f32; 8] {
+    let mut ret = [0.0; 8];
+    for i in 0..8 {
+        let bit = word & 1;
+        word >>= 1;
+        if bit == 0 {
+            ret[i] = -1.0;
+            // ret[i] = 0.0;
+        } else {
+            ret[i] = 1.0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret
+}
+
+fn dot_product(u: &UnalignedVector<BinaryQuantized>, v: &UnalignedVector<BinaryQuantized>) -> f32 {
+    // /!\ If the number of dimensions is not a multiple of the `Word` size, we'll xor 0 bits at the end, which will generate a lot of 1s.
+    //     This may or may not impact relevancy since the 1s will be added to every vector.
+    // u.as_bytes().iter().zip(v.as_bytes()).map(|(u, v)| (u | v).count_ones()).sum::<u32>() as f32
+
+    u.as_bytes()
+        .iter()
+        .zip(v.as_bytes())
+        .flat_map(|(u, v)| {
+            let u = bits(*u);
+            let v = bits(*v);
+            u.into_iter().zip(v).map(|(u, v)| u * v)
+        })
+        .sum::<f32>()
+}
+
+fn squared_euclidean_distance(
+    u: &UnalignedVector<BinaryQuantized>,
+    v: &UnalignedVector<BinaryQuantized>,
+) -> f32 {
+    // /!\ If the number of dimensions is not a multiple of the `Word` size, we'll xor 0 bits at the end, which will generate a lot of 1s.
+    //     This may or may not impact relevancy since the 1s will be added to every vector.
+    // u.as_bytes().iter().zip(v.as_bytes()).map(|(u, v)| (u ^ v).count_ones()).sum::<u32>() as f32
+
+    u.as_bytes()
+        .iter()
+        .zip(v.as_bytes())
+        .flat_map(|(u, v)| {
+            let u = bits(*u);
+            let v = bits(*v);
+            u.into_iter().zip(v).map(|(u, v)| (u - v) * (u - v))
+        })
+        .sum::<f32>()
+}
diff --git a/src/distance/binary_quantized_euclidean.rs b/src/distance/binary_quantized_euclidean.rs
index 724fb0ed..6fe552fa 100644
--- a/src/distance/binary_quantized_euclidean.rs
+++ b/src/distance/binary_quantized_euclidean.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub struct NodeHeaderBinaryQuantizedEuclidean {
 impl Distance for BinaryQuantizedEuclidean {
     type Header = NodeHeaderBinaryQuantizedEuclidean;
     type VectorCodec = unaligned_vector::BinaryQuantized;
+    type ExactDistanceTrait = Euclidean;
 
     fn name() -> &'static str {
         "binary quantized euclidean"
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ impl Distance for BinaryQuantizedEuclidean {
     fn create_split<'a, R: Rng>(
         children: &'a ImmutableSubsetLeafs<Self>,
         rng: &mut R,
-    ) -> heed::Result<Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>>> {
+    ) -> heed::Result<Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<<Self::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec>>>
+    {
         let [node_p, node_q] = two_means::<Self, Euclidean, R>(rng, children, false)?;
         let vector: Vec<f32> =
             node_p.vector.iter().zip(node_q.vector.iter()).map(|(p, q)| p - q).collect();
diff --git a/src/distance/binary_quantized_manhattan.rs b/src/distance/binary_quantized_manhattan.rs
index 3a724f10..8a6460b4 100644
--- a/src/distance/binary_quantized_manhattan.rs
+++ b/src/distance/binary_quantized_manhattan.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct NodeHeaderBinaryQuantizedManhattan {
 impl Distance for BinaryQuantizedManhattan {
     type Header = NodeHeaderBinaryQuantizedManhattan;
     type VectorCodec = unaligned_vector::BinaryQuantized;
+    type ExactDistanceTrait = Manhattan;
 
     fn name() -> &'static str {
         "binary quantized manhattan"
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ impl Distance for BinaryQuantizedManhattan {
     fn create_split<'a, R: Rng>(
         children: &'a ImmutableSubsetLeafs<Self>,
         rng: &mut R,
-    ) -> heed::Result<Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>>> {
+    ) -> heed::Result<Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<<Self::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec>>>
+    {
         let [node_p, node_q] = two_means::<Self, Manhattan, R>(rng, children, false)?;
         let vector: Vec<f32> =
             node_p.vector.iter().zip(node_q.vector.iter()).map(|(p, q)| p - q).collect();
diff --git a/src/distance/dot_product.rs b/src/distance/dot_product.rs
index 6a948c98..e309ac36 100644
--- a/src/distance/dot_product.rs
+++ b/src/distance/dot_product.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub struct NodeHeaderDotProduct {
 impl Distance for DotProduct {
     type Header = NodeHeaderDotProduct;
     type VectorCodec = f32;
+    type ExactDistanceTrait = Self;
 
     fn name() -> &'static str {
         "dot-product"
diff --git a/src/distance/euclidean.rs b/src/distance/euclidean.rs
index 1c0b2f54..1cae9c84 100644
--- a/src/distance/euclidean.rs
+++ b/src/distance/euclidean.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub struct NodeHeaderEuclidean {
 impl Distance for Euclidean {
     type Header = NodeHeaderEuclidean;
     type VectorCodec = f32;
+    type ExactDistanceTrait = Self;
 
     fn name() -> &'static str {
         "euclidean"
diff --git a/src/distance/manhattan.rs b/src/distance/manhattan.rs
index ae4ba4d5..5139ca2f 100644
--- a/src/distance/manhattan.rs
+++ b/src/distance/manhattan.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub struct NodeHeaderManhattan {
 impl Distance for Manhattan {
     type Header = NodeHeaderManhattan;
     type VectorCodec = f32;
+    type ExactDistanceTrait = Self;
 
     fn name() -> &'static str {
         "manhattan"
diff --git a/src/distance/mod.rs b/src/distance/mod.rs
index 7191d60b..0bf1c862 100644
--- a/src/distance/mod.rs
+++ b/src/distance/mod.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ pub trait Distance: Send + Sync + Sized + Clone + fmt::Debug + 'static {
     /// A header structure with informations related to the
     type Header: Pod + Zeroable + fmt::Debug;
     type VectorCodec: UnalignedVectorCodec;
+    /// The trait used to compute the split nodes and internal distance in arroy
+    type ExactDistanceTrait: Distance;
 
     fn name() -> &'static str;
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ pub trait Distance: Send + Sync + Sized + Clone + fmt::Debug + 'static {
     fn create_split<'a, R: Rng>(
         children: &'a ImmutableSubsetLeafs<Self>,
         rng: &mut R,
-    ) -> heed::Result<Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>>>;
+    ) -> heed::Result<Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<<Self::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec>>>;
 
     fn margin(p: &Leaf<Self>, q: &Leaf<Self>) -> f32 {
         Self::margin_no_header(&p.vector, &q.vector)
@@ -107,11 +109,13 @@ pub trait Distance: Send + Sync + Sized + Clone + fmt::Debug + 'static {
     ) -> f32;
 
     fn side<R: Rng>(
-        normal_plane: &UnalignedVector<Self::VectorCodec>,
+        normal_plane: &UnalignedVector<<Self::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec>,
         node: &Leaf<Self>,
         rng: &mut R,
     ) -> Side {
-        let dot = Self::margin_no_header(&node.vector, normal_plane);
+        let node = node.vector.iter().collect();
+        let node = UnalignedVector::from_vec(node);
+        let dot = Self::ExactDistanceTrait::margin_no_header(&node, normal_plane);
         if dot > 0.0 {
             Side::Right
         } else if dot < 0.0 {
diff --git a/src/node.rs b/src/node.rs
index b2bc1cc8..a57452fb 100644
--- a/src/node.rs
+++ b/src/node.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ItemIds<'_> {
 pub struct SplitPlaneNormal<'a, D: Distance> {
     pub left: NodeId,
     pub right: NodeId,
-    pub normal: Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<D::VectorCodec>>,
+    pub normal: Cow<'a, UnalignedVector<<D::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec>>,
 }
 
 impl<D: Distance> fmt::Debug for SplitPlaneNormal<'_, D> {
@@ -178,11 +178,17 @@ impl<'a, D: Distance> BytesDecode<'a> for NodeCodec<D> {
             [SPLIT_PLANE_NORMAL_TAG, bytes @ ..] => {
                 let (left, bytes) = NodeId::from_bytes(bytes);
                 let (right, bytes) = NodeId::from_bytes(bytes);
-                Ok(Node::SplitPlaneNormal(SplitPlaneNormal {
-                    normal: UnalignedVector::<D::VectorCodec>::from_bytes(bytes)?,
-                    left,
-                    right,
-                }))
+                Ok(
+                    Node::SplitPlaneNormal(
+                        SplitPlaneNormal {
+                            normal: UnalignedVector::<
+                                <D::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec,
+                            >::from_bytes(bytes)?,
+                            left,
+                            right,
+                        },
+                    ),
+                )
             }
             [DESCENDANTS_TAG, bytes @ ..] => Ok(Node::Descendants(Descendants {
                 descendants: Cow::Owned(RoaringBitmap::deserialize_from(bytes)?),
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index f9e2ba05..5fd40a98 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ impl<'t, D: Distance> Reader<'t, D> {
         if self.items.is_empty() {
             return Ok(Vec::new());
         }
+        let exact_query_vector = query_leaf.vector.iter().collect();
+        let exact_query_vector =
+            UnalignedVector::<<D::ExactDistanceTrait as Distance>::VectorCodec>::from_vec(
+                exact_query_vector,
+            );
         // Since the datastructure describes a kind of btree, the capacity is something in the order of:
         // The number of root nodes + log2 of the total number of vectors.
         let mut queue =
@@ -246,7 +251,8 @@ impl<'t, D: Distance> Reader<'t, D> {
                     }
                 }
                 Node::SplitPlaneNormal(SplitPlaneNormal { normal, left, right }) => {
-                    let margin = D::margin_no_header(&normal, &query_leaf.vector);
+                    let margin =
+                        <D::ExactDistanceTrait>::margin_no_header(&normal, &exact_query_vector);
                     queue.push((OrderedFloat(D::pq_distance(dist, margin, Side::Left)), left));
                     queue.push((OrderedFloat(D::pq_distance(dist, margin, Side::Right)), right));
                 }
diff --git a/src/unaligned_vector/binary_quantized.rs b/src/unaligned_vector/binary_quantized.rs
index a8eb607d..24decef9 100644
--- a/src/unaligned_vector/binary_quantized.rs
+++ b/src/unaligned_vector/binary_quantized.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ impl Iterator for BinaryQuantizedIterator<'_> {
 
         if bit == 0 {
             Some(-1.0)
+            // Some(0.0)
         } else {
             Some(1.0)
         }