RAG vs. Long-Context LLMs: A Winning Strategy for AI Applications

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Published: Feb 18, 2026 01:00
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This article dives into the exciting world of optimizing Large Language Models (LLMs) by comparing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and long-context LLMs. It highlights a hybrid approach, SELF-ROUTE, which intelligently switches between RAG and long-context LLMs, leading to enhanced performance and efficiency across diverse AI tasks.
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"Li et al. (2024) proposes a hybrid strategy called SELF-ROUTE, which switches between RAG and Long-Context (LC) LLMs."
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