Start retrieval systems with full-text search for low-volume queries

petrusenko_max · x · 2026-08-26

Technical advice: For retrieval systems with under 1,000 daily queries that are keyword-heavy, start with full-text search like BM25 or Elasticsearch. This avoids ML complexity, runs in under 10ms, and often meets needs without embeddings or vector DBs.

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