Weaviate adds 'effort' parameter to tune search quality vs. compute cost

CShorten30 · x · 2026-08-27

Weaviate introduced an 'effort' parameter for Query Agent Search Mode, allowing developers to adjust test-time compute on a per-request basis. This offers control over the trade-off between accuracy, latency, and cost. The 'ultrahigh' setting achieved significant improvements on the BRIGHT benchmark compared to medium effort and standard hybrid search.

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