What is Trieve.ai?
Trieve is an AI-first infrastructure API designed to help businesses build better, faster, and more relevant search, recommendation, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) experiences. Whether you’re powering a job board, an ecommerce platform, or a knowledge base, Trieve simplifies the complexity of AI-driven discovery, allowing you to focus on scaling your product.
With features like semantic search, hybrid retrieval models, and sub-sentence highlighting, Trieve ensures your users find exactly what they’re looking for—quickly and intuitively. Plus, it’s self-hostable, making it ideal for businesses with sensitive data or specific performance needs.
Key Features
🔍 Semantic Vector Search
Go beyond traditional keyword search. Trieve’s semantic vector search understands the meaning behind queries, delivering more accurate results.
📚 Hybrid Search
Combine the best of full-text search (BM25 & SPLADE) and semantic vector search, enhanced by cross-encoder re-ranker models for precision.
🎯 Relevance Tuning
Fine-tune search results to meet your KPIs using the API or a no-code dashboard.
💡 Sub-Sentence Highlighting
Show users exactly where their query is answered within long documents, saving them time and effort.
🛠️ Self-Hostable & Private
Host Trieve on your own infrastructure with Terraform templates, ensuring data privacy and maximum performance.
🤖 Batteries Included
From chunking and ingestion to search and RAG, Trieve’s API covers every step of the discovery process.
Use Cases
Ecommerce Platforms
Enable customers to explore your entire inventory with conversational AI. Trieve’s GenAI sales agent personalizes recommendations based on user intent, replicating the in-store shopping experience online.Job Boards
Build a search experience that goes beyond keywords. Trieve’s semantic and hybrid search helps job seekers find roles that match their skills and aspirations, even if they don’t use the exact wording in the job description.Knowledge Bases
Power internal or external knowledge bases with RAG capabilities. Trieve’s sub-sentence highlighting and document expansion ensure users quickly find the information they need, reducing support requests.
Why Trieve?
Trieve is built for modern discovery experiences. It abstracts the complexity of AI infrastructure, allowing you to deploy billion-scale search, recommendations, and RAG in hours—not months. Whether you’re looking to enhance user experience, boost engagement, or gain a competitive edge, Trieve provides the tools to make it happen.
FAQ
Q: Can I use my own embedding models?
A: Yes! Trieve’s modular infrastructure supports both stock and custom embedding models.
Q: Is Trieve suitable for sensitive data?
A: Absolutely. Trieve is self-hostable, ensuring your data never leaves your infrastructure.
Q: How quickly can I get started?
A: With Trieve, you can set up industry-leading search in just 30 minutes.
Q: Does Trieve offer analytics?
A: Yes, Trieve includes an analytics dashboard to measure the impact of your discovery experiences on your KPIs.
Ready to Transform Your Discovery Experience?
Get started with Trieve today—free. Or, request a demo to see how Trieve can help you build unfair competitive advantages through smarter search, recommendations, and RAG.





