Cutting RAG inference costs 6x starts with deciding what never reaches the LLM
THE SO WHAT
The cheapest RAG token is the one you never send — architectural triage beats model coupons. If your high-stakes pipeline still routes every ambiguous case to the LLM, you’re leaving 3–6x cost savings on the table by not front-loading cheaper classifiers, rules, and caching.
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