Merlin Search Technologies concluded that keyword search and semantic search are not competitors, as they can catch evidence that other retrieval methods might miss.

Every investigation starts the same way: a mountain of documents and a simple question, “What happened?” For decades, discovery workflows barely changed. Keyword searches. False hits. Manual review. Rising costs. Slower answers. Alchemy reengineers discovery by turning raw information into strategic intelligence. Ask questions in plain language and receive comprehensive, sourced answers in seconds, not search results to sift through. Find. Review. Answer. In minutes rather than days or weeks. Our platform combines semantic search, AI-enhanced keyword search, and machine learning to surface what matters instantly. AI reviewers analyze documents with senior attorney-level sophistication, applying consistent judgment across thousands or millions of files, in any language. The result is better quality, faster timelines, and significantly lower cost. Alchemy is a complete discovery platform, from processing and search through review and production, deployed in secure private cloud environments with SOC 2 Type 2 certification. With Cloud Utility Pricing, clients typically reduce hosting costs by 50 to 60 percent over the life of a matter. Turning information into intelligence in the AI era.

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