diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index 01d10b6..b6e6a41 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ pub enum Commands {
         command: IndexesCommands,
     },
 
-    /// Full-text search across a table column
+    /// Full-text or vector search across a table column
     Search {
-        /// Search query text
-        query: String,
+        /// Search query text (omit to read a vector from stdin for vector search)
+        query: Option<String>,
 
         /// Table to search (connection.schema.table)
         #[arg(long)]
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ pub enum Commands {
         #[arg(long, default_value = "10")]
         limit: u32,
 
+        /// Embedding model to generate a vector from the query text (e.g. text-embedding-3-small)
+        #[arg(long, value_parser = ["text-embedding-3-small", "text-embedding-3-large"])]
+        model: Option<String>,
+
         /// Workspace ID (defaults to first workspace from login)
         #[arg(long, short = 'w')]
         workspace_id: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/embedding.rs b/src/embedding.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11ae4d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/embedding.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+/// Try to parse a vector from stdin. Accepts either:
+/// - A raw JSON array of numbers: [0.1, -0.2, ...]
+/// - An OpenAI-compatible response: {"data": [{"embedding": [...]}]}
+pub fn read_vector_from_stdin() -> Vec<f64> {
+    use std::io::Read;
+    let mut input = String::new();
+    std::io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut input).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("error reading stdin: {e}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    });
+
+    let input = input.trim();
+    if input.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("error: no vector provided on stdin");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    let parsed: Value = match serde_json::from_str(input) {
+        Ok(v) => v,
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("error parsing vector from stdin: {e}");
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    extract_vector(&parsed)
+}
+
+/// Extract a float vector from either a raw JSON array or an OpenAI embedding response.
+fn extract_vector(value: &Value) -> Vec<f64> {
+    // Raw array: [0.1, -0.2, ...]
+    if let Some(arr) = value.as_array() {
+        return parse_float_array(arr);
+    }
+
+    // OpenAI response: {"data": [{"embedding": [...]}]}
+    if let Some(embedding) = value.get("data")
+        .and_then(|d| d.get(0))
+        .and_then(|d| d.get("embedding"))
+        .and_then(|e| e.as_array())
+    {
+        return parse_float_array(embedding);
+    }
+
+    eprintln!("error: stdin must be a JSON array of numbers or an OpenAI embedding response");
+    std::process::exit(1);
+}
+
+fn parse_float_array(arr: &[Value]) -> Vec<f64> {
+    arr.iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, v)| {
+            v.as_f64().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                eprintln!("error: vector element {i} is not a number: {v}");
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            })
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// Call the OpenAI embeddings API to generate a vector from text.
+pub fn openai_embed(text: &str, model: &str) -> Vec<f64> {
+    let api_key = match std::env::var("OPENAI_API_KEY") {
+        Ok(k) if !k.is_empty() => k,
+        _ => {
+            eprintln!("error: OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable is not set");
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    let body = serde_json::json!({
+        "input": text,
+        "model": model,
+    });
+
+    let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
+    let resp = match client
+        .post("https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings")
+        .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {api_key}"))
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+        .json(&body)
+        .send()
+    {
+        Ok(r) => r,
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("error connecting to OpenAI API: {e}");
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !resp.status().is_success() {
+        let status = resp.status();
+        let body = resp.text().unwrap_or_default();
+        let message = serde_json::from_str::<Value>(&body)
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|v| v["error"]["message"].as_str().map(str::to_string))
+            .unwrap_or(body);
+        eprintln!("error from OpenAI API ({status}): {message}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    let parsed: Value = match resp.json() {
+        Ok(v) => v,
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("error parsing OpenAI response: {e}");
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    extract_vector(&parsed)
+}
+
+/// Format a vector as a SQL ARRAY literal: ARRAY[0.1,-0.2,...]
+pub fn vector_to_sql(vec: &[f64]) -> String {
+    format!("ARRAY[{}]", vec.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(","))
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 60a4e31..0756348 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod config;
 mod connections;
 mod connections_new;
 mod datasets;
+mod embedding;
 mod indexes;
 mod jobs;
 mod queries;
@@ -218,20 +219,54 @@ fn main() {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            Commands::Search { query, table, column, select, limit, workspace_id, output } => {
+            Commands::Search { query, table, column, select, limit, model, workspace_id, output } => {
                 let workspace_id = resolve_workspace(workspace_id);
-                let columns = match select.as_deref() {
-                    Some(cols) => format!("{}, score", cols),
-                    None => "*".to_string(),
+                let select_cols = select.as_deref().unwrap_or("*");
+
+                // Determine search mode:
+                // 1. --model flag: embed the query text via the model provider
+                // 2. No query + piped stdin: read vector from stdin
+                // 3. Query text without --model: BM25 text search
+                let sql = if let Some(ref model_name) = model {
+                    let query_text = match query {
+                        Some(ref q) => q.as_str(),
+                        None => {
+                            eprintln!("error: --model requires a search query text");
+                            std::process::exit(1);
+                        }
+                    };
+                    let vec = embedding::openai_embed(query_text, model_name);
+                    let vec_str = embedding::vector_to_sql(&vec);
+                    format!(
+                        "SELECT {}, l2_distance({}, {}) as dist FROM {} ORDER BY dist LIMIT {}",
+                        select_cols, column, vec_str, table, limit,
+                    )
+                } else if query.is_none() {
+                    use std::io::IsTerminal;
+                    if std::io::stdin().is_terminal() {
+                        eprintln!("error: provide a search query or pipe a vector via stdin");
+                        std::process::exit(1);
+                    }
+                    let vec = embedding::read_vector_from_stdin();
+                    let vec_str = embedding::vector_to_sql(&vec);
+                    format!(
+                        "SELECT {}, l2_distance({}, {}) as dist FROM {} ORDER BY dist LIMIT {}",
+                        select_cols, column, vec_str, table, limit,
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    let bm25_columns = match select.as_deref() {
+                        Some(cols) => format!("{}, score", cols),
+                        None => "*".to_string(),
+                    };
+                    format!(
+                        "SELECT {} FROM bm25_search('{}', '{}', '{}') ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT {}",
+                        bm25_columns,
+                        table.replace('\'', "''"),
+                        column.replace('\'', "''"),
+                        query.unwrap().replace('\'', "''"),
+                        limit,
+                    )
                 };
-                let sql = format!(
-                    "SELECT {} FROM bm25_search('{}', '{}', '{}') ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT {}",
-                    columns,
-                    table.replace('\'', "''"),
-                    column.replace('\'', "''"),
-                    query.replace('\'', "''"),
-                    limit,
-                );
                 query::execute(&sql, &workspace_id, None, &output)
             }
             Commands::Queries { id, output, command } => {
diff --git a/src/query.rs b/src/query.rs
index b1a8e55..4cbb386 100644
--- a/src/query.rs
+++ b/src/query.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ fn value_to_string(v: &Value) -> String {
         Value::Bool(b) => b.to_string(),
         Value::Number(n) => n.to_string(),
         Value::String(s) => s.clone(),
-        Value::Array(_) | Value::Object(_) => v.to_string(),
+        Value::Array(arr) => {
+            let (formatted, count) = crate::table::truncate_array(arr);
+            match count {
+                Some(n) => format!("{formatted} ({n} items)"),
+                None => formatted,
+            }
+        }
+        Value::Object(_) => v.to_string(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/table.rs b/src/table.rs
index 7dc4306..f2935ad 100644
--- a/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/table.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,28 @@ use tabled::settings::{
     width::Width,
 };
 
+/// Truncate arrays to first 3 + last 3 when over 6 elements.
+/// Returns (formatted_values, total_count) where total_count is Some when truncated.
+pub fn truncate_array(arr: &[serde_json::Value]) -> (String, Option<usize>) {
+    if arr.len() > 6 {
+        let head: Vec<String> = arr[..3].iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
+        let tail: Vec<String> = arr[arr.len()-3..].iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
+        (format!("[{}, ..., {}]", head.join(", "), tail.join(", ")), Some(arr.len()))
+    } else {
+        (format!("[{}]", arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ")), None)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Format an array for styled table output.
+fn format_array(arr: &[serde_json::Value]) -> String {
+    use crossterm::style::Stylize;
+    let (formatted, count) = truncate_array(arr);
+    match count {
+        Some(n) => format!("{formatted} {}", format!("({n} items)").dark_grey()),
+        None => formatted,
+    }
+}
+
 fn term_width() -> usize {
     crossterm::terminal::size()
         .map(|(w, _)| w as usize)
@@ -108,6 +130,7 @@ pub fn print_json(headers: &[String], rows: &[Vec<serde_json::Value>]) {
                         colored_cells.push((ri + 1, ci, Color::FG_YELLOW));
                         b.to_string()
                     }
+                    serde_json::Value::Array(arr) => format_array(arr),
                     _ => v.as_str().map(str::to_string).unwrap_or_else(|| v.to_string()),
                 }
             })