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Retrieval-augmented generation

query expansion vs contextual retrieval

Measured weekly since 2026-W25. 12 observations.

Measured 2026-W36 · 2026-08-31 · google.com, gl=us

2026-W36

This week

AI Overview
Not showing
in 11 of 12 weeks
Sources cited
no overview to cite from
Organic results
8
returned on page one
Weekly churn
13%
of the top 10 changes each week
AI Overview, week by week
2026-W252026-W36
How much the top 10 moved

Google is not answering this query itself as of 2026-W36. The 8 results below are the whole page.

Page one

Organic results

#DomainTitleSitelinks
1aws.amazon.comA practical guide to query expansion vs contextual retrieval
2producthunt.comQuery expansion vs contextual retrieval — producthunt
3github.comQuery expansion vs contextual retrieval — github
4zapier.comA practical guide to query expansion vs contextual retrieval
5geeksforgeeks.orgQuery expansion vs contextual retrieval in 2026
6news.ycombinator.comnews: query expansion vs contextual retrieval
7digitalocean.comQuery expansion vs contextual retrieval — digitalocean
8pypi.orgQuery expansion vs contextual retrieval | pypi docs
Since 2026-W29

Position history

DomainW29W30W31W32W33W34W35W36
producthunt.com22222222
aws.amazon.com11111111
github.com33333333
zapier.com44454454
geeksforgeeks.org55545545
news.ycombinator.com66666666

A dot means the domain was not on page one that week. This is the part no live SERP checker can show you: it needs someone to have been measuring before you asked.

Blocks

Features on this page

AI Overview People Also Ask Related searches Knowledge panel Sitelinks

Filled means Google rendered the block for this query this week. AI Overview, People Also Ask, Related searches, Knowledge panel, Sitelinks — each has its own prevalence across all 4,185 queries.

API

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Every figure above comes from one call. This is that call — the same endpoint, the same parameters, run once a week.

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://serpens.p.rapidapi.com/api/v1/search_ai_overview?q=query%20expansion%20vs%20contextual%20retrieval&gl=us&hl=en&format=json' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: serpens.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_KEY'

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