Alexandre, > If the plans for both queries are exactly the same, should I assume > that the cost will also be the same? Nope. A seq scan over 1,000,000,000 rows is going to cost a LOT more than a seq scan over 1000 rows, even though it's the same plan. When you have the data sorted out, post explain analyzes and we'll take a shot at it. -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco