We evaluated the performance of Vectara's new AI-powered search engine, Boomerang, against a popular question/answering model, USE-QA. We tested Boomerang on five datasets for different applications, including e-commerce search and scientific search, and found that it provided superior performance in four of the five datasets. The evaluation also highlighted areas where cross-language information retrieval could be improved. We suggested integrating Quepid with Vectara to test and tune its engine further, which is now live on www.quepid.com. Additionally, we provided feedback on available features and suggested upgrades, such as an "upsert" capability and more useful metadata filters. The Vectara team is using our results to improve Boomerang, demonstrating their commitment to testing and evaluation.