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title: "What are HNSW and ANN search algorithms?"  
description: "What are HNSW and ANN search algorithms?"  
author: "Manish Kumar"  
published: 2026-06-14  
updated: 2026-06-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116818/what-are-hnsw-and-ann-search-algorithms  
category: "artificial-intelligence"  
tags: ["artificial intelligence", "llm"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What are HNSW and ANN search algorithms?

**What are HNSW and ANN [search algorithms](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/337703/how-search-engines-adapt-to-user-behavior-explain-in-detail)?**


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