Three Search Models Coexist in 2026: Keyword, RAG, and Conversational LLM

The article argues that search in 2026 is not converging on a single replacement paradigm. Instead, keyword search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and conversational LLM interfaces coexist. The supplied metadata does not include the article text, experiments, benchmarks, or detailed methodology, so this should currently be treated as an opinionated framing rather than a validated industry-wide conclusion. Its Hacker News listing had a score of 1 and 1 comment at the time of submission, providing limited external discussion or corroboration.