Releasesby IbisRetrieve Cortex Search (Public Preview)
PreviewyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 22, 2026
Retrieve Cortex Search is now available in Public Preview. The CORTEX_SEARCH_RETRIEVE table function lets you run low-latency Cortex Search queries directly from SQL, either one query at a time or one query per input row with a LATERAL join. Use it for real-time workloads such as retrieval-augmented generation, chatbots, and in-app search.
Topics: Vector search, SQL, Streaming, Performance
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