RAG re-ranking repairs retrieval issues
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OpenRouter published an article stating that when RAG applications provide incorrect answers despite having correct information in the document, it is usually due to errors in the retrieval process, with vector search often failing due to approximate matching. For example, asking about the Growth plan resulted in an incorrect call to the Enterprise plan bucket limits. The article suggests using a re-ranker to fix poor retrieval results.
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- OpenRouter BlogRAG reordering: How to use a reordering component to fix poor retrieval results
When RAG applications exist correct information in documents but provide wrong answers, it is usually due to errors in the retrieval stage. Vector search can find relevant passages on the topic, but it often fails due to approximate matching, such as incorrectly calling the bucket limit of the Enterprise plan when asking about the Growth plan.
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