# Why is near\_text differs from near\_vector results for the same encoded text?

**URL:** <https://forum.weaviate.io/t/why-is-near-text-differs-from-near-vector-results-for-the-same-encoded-text/2447>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 23, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/why-is-near-text-differs-from-near-vector-results-for-the-same-encoded-text/2447 "2024-05-23T23:32:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Landon\_Edwards](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/landon_edwards/32/649_2.png) [@Landon\_Edwards](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Landon_Edwards)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/why-is-near-text-differs-from-near-vector-results-for-the-same-encoded-text/2447/1 "2024-05-23T23:32:05Z")

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I have noticed that if I were to encode outside of weaviate and then perform a near vector search on a class encoded by the same model. I can get vastly different results than if I just preform a near text search on the class using the text. I am wondering why this is?

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**Author:** ![antas-marcin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/antas-marcin/32/20_2.png) [@antas-marcin](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/antas-marcin)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/why-is-near-text-differs-from-near-vector-results-for-the-same-encoded-text/2447/2 "2024-05-24T09:52:32Z")

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Are you passing more then one concept to the `nearText` query? Can you give an example? and which vectorizer are you using?