We are excited to announce that FindTuner 3.8 is immediately available! The new release delivers powerful and flexible AI-driven hybrid search and synonym features that combine Solr’s precision with advanced vector search to deliver superior search results.
Today’s online shopper demands fast, relevant, and accurate search results that deliver what they are looking for in the way they express it. With AI-powered capabilities transforming how search systems interpret context and keywords, retailers and B2B sellers want to blend traditional search precision with advanced, context-driven relevance that AI promises. These trends highlight the need for flexible search tools that can adapt to different shoppers needs, helping businesses boost sales by delivering what shoppers are looking for.
The features of this release are about delivering relevance, control, and adaptability. Our hybrid search combines the best of keyword and AI search, while the synonym management features ensures that the shopper’s language is understood. Together, these features enable retailers to elevate the search experience and increase conversions.
Hybrid Search for Superior Relevance
FindTuner’s hybrid search features combine Solr’s lexical search with AI-vectorized product data, allowing online retailers to deliver highly relevant and contextually accurate search results that match shopper intent. Online retailers and B2B sellers alike can now maximize the value of their existing Solr infrastructure while enjoying the flexibility to use any vectorization model that best suits their product data.
Key capabilities of the hybrid search feature include:
- Flexible AI Integration: Built with flexibility in mind, FindTuner’s hybrid search supports any AI model. This allows e-commerce teams to maximize their existing AI investments by choosing the model that best fits their product data and shopper behavior.
- Unified, Context-Driven Search Results: FindTuner’s hybrid search delivers the best of both worlds by normalizing and combining scores from lexical and AI results. This approach greatly improves search relevance, providing shoppers with results that closely match their intent in both vocabulary and context.
- Merchandiser Control: Merchandisers can easily control the number of hybrid search results displayed and fine-tune the scoring impact. Hybrid search works seamlessly with FindTuner AutoTune machine learning as well as its powerful, human-touch product tuning capabilities.
Unified Management of AI and Curated Synonyms
FindTuner’s new synonym management features give merchandisers powerful tools to enhance search relevancy and improve product discoverability. Merchandisers can easily manage synonym candidates generated by AI along with custom synonym lists.
- Key benefits of synonym management include:
- AI-Driven Synonyms: eCommerce teams can leverage their product catalog data and shopper searches to generate synonym candidates from any AI model. With just a few clicks in FindTuner, Merchandisers can easily review, approve or reject, and publish synonyms to quickly support evolving shopper behavior.
- Curated Synonyms: Merchandisers can easily add synonyms that account for the vocabulary and preferences of their shoppers. FindTuner continues to deliver the precision required to handle unusual and unique use-cases.
If you are an existing client and would like to learn more about these new features, please contact your Deployment Consultant. If you are considering FindTuner, please contact us for a demo today!
