Hybrid Search

Problem

Semantic search understands meaning well. But sometimes the user searches for: SC-Azure-CRM-PROD-WIF Exact lexical matching is much better. You need both behaviours.

Solution — Hybrid Search

Combine lexical and vector retrieval.

keyword search ─┐
                → ranked results
vector search ──┘

Core idea: hybrid search combines exact textual relevance with semantic similarity.