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RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) retrieves relevant documents and adds them to the prompt so the model answers from your data instead of parametric memory, reducing hallucination on knowledge tasks.
- Category
- technique
- Difficulty
- Not classified
- Aliases
- None tracked
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-02
Key facts
- Its quality depends on retrieval more than the model; the tradeoffs to weigh are retrieval relevance, added latency and token cost, and keeping the source index fresh.