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Azure AI Search Evolves: Hybrid RAG Pipeline in 2026

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Azure AI Search now combines BM25 full-text search, HNSW vector search, and a transformer-based Semantic Ranker. Hybrid search using Reciprocal Rank Fusion outperforms vector-only retrieval for enterprise content with specific terms. The service is also exposed as Foundry IQ within Azure AI Foundry.

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The article correctly highlights that vector search alone fails for precise queries, but the real test is whether Microsoft's hybrid approach scales reliably in production without excessive latency or cost.
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