Do you know Google has a expertise referred to as FastSearch? No, not the one from the early 2000s, however its personal Google FastSearch. Google mentioned FastSearch is quicker than Google Search, its fundamental search outcomes expertise.
FastSearch is utilized by Gemini for grounding functions, to validate the Gemini responses. It’s sooner than Google Search as a result of it retrieves fewer paperwork than regular Google Search. Sure, this may end up in decrease high quality than Google Search’s totally ranked internet outcomes however it’s ok for grounding.
This was noticed by Marie Haynes who posted about this on X after reviewing the Choose’s choice on the treatment rulings for Google’s monopoly case.
The doc says:
To floor its Gemini fashions, Google makes use of a proprietary expertise referred to as
FastSearch. FastSearch is predicated on RankEmbed indicators — a set of search rating signals-and generates abbreviated, ranked internet outcomes {that a} mannequin can use to supply a grounded response. FastSearch delivers outcomes extra rapidly than Search as a result of it retrieves fewer paperwork, however the ensuing high quality is decrease than Search’s totally ranked internet outcomes.Google doesn’t make FastSearch straight obtainable to 3rd events by way of an API. Reasonably, the expertise is built-in right into a Google Cloud providing referred to as Vertex AI, which is out there to 3rd events to floor on Google Search outcomes or different knowledge sources. Vertex clients don’t, nonetheless, obtain the FastSearch-ranked internet outcomes themselves, solely the data from these outcomes. Google limits Vertex on this method to guard its mental property.
That is on web page 35 of the ruling PDF:
Right here is Marie’s publish:
— Marie Haynes (@Marie_Haynes) September 3, 2025
Discussion board dialogue at X.
