What is semantic search and why use it?

Semantic search finds meaning, not just keywords.
Dense Passage Retrieval Team

How It Works:

Transforms queries and documents into embedding vectors; uses similarity measures to retrieve results that match intent, not just literal terms.

Key Benefits:

  • Improved relevance: Understands synonyms and context.
  • Natural queries: Users type freely.
  • Domain adaptation: Fine-tune embeddings on your corpus.

Real-World Use Cases:

  • E-commerce: Surface products matching intent, not exact words.
  • Knowledge bases: Find related articles even with varied phrasing.

FAQs

How train embeddings?
What latency to expect?