# Pg_vectorsearch index claims faster than pgvector IVFFlat and HNSW

A new PostgreSQL vector search index called pg_vectorsearch was posted on Hacker News, claiming faster performance than pgvector's IVFFlat and HNSW indexes. If the claim holds, it could speed up vector similarity searches for AI and machine learning workloads in Postgres. It is most relevant to developers working with vector databases.

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## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://github.com/timescale/pg_vectorsearch) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:47:53 +0000