Full-text search indexes in AI Search
Indexes that need no embeddings at all, available on storage-optimized endpoints.
Why it is worth watching
The reason Vector Search was renamed AI Search.
What Beta promises
Open to most customers but not for production: support runs through engineering, and the shape of it can still move. On by default on Premium, off on Enterprise.
| Who can use it | Most customers |
|---|---|
| Production use | No |
| Support | Engineering only |
| On by default | Premium yes, Enterprise no |
The definitions are Databricks' own, on its release types page. The label on this page is the one the feature's documentation states, last checked on 14 Sept 2026.
Where to read more
It is part of something we wrote up: AI Search index types and sync modes — The four AI Search index options, continuous against triggered sync, and standard against storage-optimized endpoints, with the choices you cannot undo later.
The Databricks documentation for Full-text search indexes in AI Search