Pure Vector Search Is Not Enough Anymore. Here Is What You Actually Need. (opens in new tab)

Semantic search was a breakthrough. It is also incomplete. The production systems that work in 2026 use something different. The Query That Breaks Every Pure Semantic System A user types: "SKU-48291 return policy." A pure vector search converts that into an embedding and looks for conceptually similar content. It finds documents about return policies. It finds documents about product codes generally. It does not find the specific document for SKU-48291, because the exact identifier is not a s...