I've created a GIN index on an INT[] column, but it slows down the selects. Here is my table: create table talent(person_id INT NOT NULL, skills INT[] NOT NULL); insert into talent(person_id, skills) select generate_series, array[0, 1] || generate_series from generate_series(3, 1048575); create index talent_skills on talent using gin(skills); analyze talent; Here is my select: explain analyze select * from talent where skills <@ array[1, 15] "Bitmap Heap Scan on talent (cost=52.00..56.01 rows=1 width=37) (actual time=590.022..590.022 rows=0 loops=1)" " Recheck Cond: (skills <@ '{1,15}'::integer[])" " Rows Removed by Index Recheck: 1048573" " Heap Blocks: exact=8739" " -> Bitmap Index Scan on talent_skills (cost=0.00..52.00 rows=1 width=0) (actual time=207.661..207.661 rows=1048573 loops=1)" " Index Cond: (skills <@ '{1,15}'::integer[])" "Planning time: 1.310 ms" "Execution time: 590.078 ms" If I drop my GIN index, my select is faster: drop index talent_skills explain analyze select * from talent where skills <@ array[1, 15] "Seq Scan on talent (cost=0.00..21846.16 rows=1 width=37) (actual time=347.442..347.442 rows=0 loops=1)" " Filter: (skills <@ '{1,15}'::integer[])" " Rows Removed by Filter: 1048573" "Planning time: 0.130 ms" "Execution time: 347.470 ms" Am I missing something? -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/Why-is-GIN-index-slowing-down-my-query-tp5836319.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - performance mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance