AlloyDB for PostgreSQL adds BM25 indexes for full-text search
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AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in preview. This feature, available via the pg_textsearch extension, optimizes probabilistic ranking for text search queries. It is compatible with AlloyDB instances running PostgreSQL 17 or 18, enabling engineers to improve text search performance.
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- AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
AlloyDB now supports Best Matching 25 (BM25) indexes for full-text search in Preview . You can use the pg_textsearch extension to create BM25 indexes and optimize probabilistic ranking of full-text search. This feature is supported on AlloyDB instances running PostgreSQL 17 or 18. For more information, see Create and manage a BM25 index .
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https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#August_04_2026
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