Google Query Agent Search Mode Benchmarks Hybrid Search

AI Impact Summary

Google’s Query Agent now includes Search Mode, a new retrieval capability designed for state-of-the-art information retrieval tasks. Benchmarking against Hybrid Search across seven IR benchmarks (BEIR, LoTTe, BRIGHT, EnronQA, WixQA), Search Mode demonstrates improved performance, particularly in Success @ 1 and Recall @ 5 metrics, indicating faster and more accurate retrieval of relevant documents. This suggests Search Mode is a viable alternative for teams seeking enhanced information retrieval accuracy.