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RAG systems can cut inference costs 6x by filtering out cases before reaching the LLM

RAG systems can cut inference costs 6x by filtering out cases before reaching the LLM

A practitioner building retrieval augmented generation (RAG) classification systems in regulated enterprise settings describes how routing every ambiguous case directly to a language model creates hidden costs that become apparent only when decisions must withstand audit and compliance review.

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