Implementing vector search with OpenAI, Next.js, and Supabase

Written by Peter Ekene Eze✏️

In this post, we'll build vector search functionality into a Next.js-powered site using a Supabase vector database for storage and the OpenAI Embeddings API. We’ll also explore the difference between regular and vector search vs. semantic search patterns.

The full code for the project we’ll build is available on GitHub. Before we dive in, let’s talk more about vector search and why it’s important today.

Vector search vs. semantic search

Vector search uses …

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