---
title: "Full-text search vs vector search"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/full-text-search-vs-vector-search-lihplmatc
source_url: https://blog.meilisearch.com/full-text-search-vs-vector-search/
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
published: 2024-03-15T03:15:26.322Z
updated: 2025-09-06T02:34:57.649Z
tags: ["full-text-search", "vector-search"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 31
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Full-text search vs vector search

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 4 min read · 31 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Explore the pros and cons of full-text search and vector search, and discover how they can be combined in hybrid search to create fast and relevant search experiences.

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