Retrieval
Reranking
A second pass that re-orders search results with a more precise model, so the best passages reach the language model first.
Rerankers are cheap and markedly improve RAG answers. Cohere's Rerank and Qwen's rerank models on this site are examples.
Frequently asked questions
What does Reranking mean?
A second pass that re-orders search results with a more precise model, so the best passages reach the language model first. Rerankers are cheap and markedly improve RAG answers. Cohere's Rerank and Qwen's rerank models on this site are examples.