Optimizing RAG Pipeline Costs

Problem

RAG pipelines can become expensive due to high retrieval and inference costs.

Architecture

• Hybrid retrieval (local + cloud)
• Query deduplication
• Cost monitoring dashboard

Solution

• Cached frequent retrievals
• Used open-source models for non-critical queries
• Automated cost reporting

Tools Used

• Haystack
• Pinecone
• Grafana

Results

• 30% reduction in retrieval costs
• Faster pipeline execution
• Improved cost reporting

See Also

• AI Architecture
• AI Tools
• Comparisons