📅 Save the date: October 9th
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[![What's new in Meilisearch: roadmap, v1.10, federated search, and Cloud news!](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/October_9th_2_f41b190f00.png)](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcu2gqT4pHtcB0Wh8P-aIUd3e4LF-T-UX#/registration)

Join us on October 9th for a **Meilisearch webinar** featuring:

*   A **live demo** of Meilisearch Cloud's latest capabilities
*   A sneak peek at our **product roadmap** and vision
*   Insights on **federated search**
*   **Q&A session** with our experts

We look forward to seeing you there!

<Callout>
  Wednesday, October 9th  
4PM CEST | 3PM BST | 10AM EDT
</Callout>

[Register now](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcu2gqT4pHtcB0Wh8P-aIUd3e4LF-T-UX#/registration)

👀 Meilisearch 1.11 pre-release
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[![Release candidate - Meilisearch 1.11](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/146_1_12d5d22c9f.jpg)](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.0)

Meilisearch 1.11 RC: Major improvements to **hybrid search performance** and usability, plus enhanced **federated search**

❗️Not production-ready. Your feedback is crucial!

[Preview updates](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.0)

🤔 Choosing the best model for semantic search
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[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/best_sematic_model_8490bd88d2.png)](/blog/choosing-the-best-model-for-semantic-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

A **comparison** of model performance, cost, and relevancy.

[Read guide](/blog/choosing-the-best-model-for-semantic-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

🎉 Join Meilisearch's referral program
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[![New referral program](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Referral_program_804eb40f12.png)](https://help.meilisearch.com/en/article/join-meilisearch-referral-program-and-earn-rewards-t3m5rl/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Earn **rewards** while helping grow the community! 🤝 It's a **limited-time** program—don't miss it!

[Learn more](https://help.meilisearch.com/en/article/join-meilisearch-referral-program-and-earn-rewards-t3m5rl/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

📰 In the news
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💡 [What is federated search?](/blog/what-is-federated-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Learn how it surpasses multi-index search, and elevates both user experience and developer efficiency.

🎮 [Meilisearch playground](https://playground.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Explore and compare Meilisearch with other search engines. Test multiple search modes and AI models and evaluate their performance!

📣 [RFC: Similar Documents API](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/issues/4736)

Join the discussion to help us shape the future of the similar  documents API in Meilisearch.

📣 [RFC: Improving the search preview](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/766)

We want your feedback: how can we make it easier to test your search settings?

✨ [Semantic search with Mistral embeddings](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/ai/mistral?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Learn how to set up Meilisearch with Mistral embeddings to enhance your search experience and retrieve more relevant results.

🤗 Made with Meilisearch
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Discover how [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/) increased search-bases purchases by 43% after switching to Meilisearch. 

[![Bookshop.org success story, +43% search-based purchases with Meilisearch](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/59_fc6540f28f.png)](/blog/bookshop-increases-search-based-purchases/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

[Read case study](/blog/bookshop-increases-search-based-purchases/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the_ [_#built-with-meilisearch_](https://discord.gg/uB94t8PGV4) _channel!_

🦸 We're hiring!
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See our open positions:

*   [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)
*   [Founding Sales & Business Developer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)  
    

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Stay in the loop of everything Meilisearch by subscribing to our [monthly newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates). To learn more about Meilisearch's future and help shape it, take a look at our [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates) and participate in our [Product Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions?ref=blog.meilisearch.com).

For anything else, join our developers community on [Discord](https://discord.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates).

Meilisearch September Updates

📅 Save the date: October 9th

👀 Meilisearch 1.11 pre-release

🤔 Choosing the best model for semantic search

🎉 Join Meilisearch's referral program

📰 In the news

🤗 Made with Meilisearch

🦸 We're hiring!

Meilisearch October updates

Meilisearch August Updates

Meilisearch July Updates