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7/20/2026

The original title is: "Optimizing RAG at Scale: Chunking Strategies, Hybrid Retrieval, and Reranking for 95% Recall"
Original: Optimizing RAG at Scale: Chunking, Retrieval, and the Bayesian Search That Cut Latency 40%
Short summary
A production-focused RAG optimization guide covering chunking strategies (fixed, recursive, semantic, agentic) tuned per document type, hybrid retrieval combining vector search and BM25 with reciprocal rank fusion, and cross-encoder reranking that improves recall by 15% at 50ms cost. Includes concrete recall@10 benchmarks by document type and query transformation patterns to handle poorly-formed user queries. Claims 40% latency reduction and 95% recall@10 in production.
- •Four chunking strategies mapped to document types with measured recall@10 benchmarks
- •Hybrid retrieval via BM25 + vector search + reciprocal rank fusion + cross-encoder rerank funnel
- •Query transformation layer handles bad user queries before retrieval; 40% latency reduction claimed
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