YA Yohannes Azeze

Writing Outline

Article - GenAI and Retrieval Systems

RAG Scaling and Budget Optimization

A cost-aware guide to scaling RAG systems without letting retrieval, embedding, context, or generation costs get out of hand.

Draft Outline

  • Understand the cost drivers: ingestion, embedding, storage, retrieval, reranking, and generation
  • Use caching, batching, chunk strategy, and model routing to control spend
  • Choose when to use smaller models, local inference, or managed APIs
  • Connect budget decisions to latency, quality, reliability, and user experience