The RAG Challenge
Can you tune a production RAG pipeline?
Every real RAG system is a balancing act: crank accuracy and you blow the latency and cost budgets. Three levels, three targets each. Find the balance, clear all three, and see your score.
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Level 1 · Support FAQ
Short factoid questions over a small help center. Answers must be precise and cheap at scale.
Chunking
Chunk size
Top-K
Retrieval
Accuracy94% ✓ / ≥76%
Latency274ms ✓ / ≤430ms
Cost29 cr / ≤28 cr
Too expensive. keep tuning
The trap: a reranker and high top-K boost accuracy but blow your latency and cost budgets. Real RAG is exactly this balancing act.
Want the real version behind the game? A reference architecture for production RAG walks through every knob you just tuned.