diff --git a/backend/oasst_backend/utils/similarity_functions.py b/backend/oasst_backend/utils/similarity_functions.py
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+from typing import List
+
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def cosine_similarity(a: List[float], b: List[float]):
+    """Compute cosine similarity (dot product of two vectors divided by the product of their norms.)"""
+    norm_a = np.linalg.norm(a)
+    norm_b = np.linalg.norm(b)
+    if norm_a == 0 or norm_b == 0:
+        raise ZeroDivisionError("One of the vectors has a norm of zero.")
+    return np.dot(a, b) / (norm_a * norm_b)
+
+
+def euclidean_distance(a: List[float], b: List[float]):
+    """Compute euclidean distance (norm of the difference of two vectors.)"""
+    return np.linalg.norm(np.subtract(a, b))