While large language models have been dominating the research landscape recently, small language models remain highly relevant across various domains; yet, they receive far less attention. In this study, we investigate how smaller language models perform during the generation stage within a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system.
arXiv:2412. 15529v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) synergizes the retrieval of pertinent data with the generative capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), ensuring that the generated output is not only contextually relevant but also accurate and current.
By Qili Zhang, Qianren Mao, Yangyifei Luo, Yashuo Luo, Hanwen Hao, Zhilong Cao, Weifeng Jiang, Zhijun Chen, Junnan Liu, Feng Yan, Xiaolong Wang, Jinlong Zhang, Zhenting Huang, Zhixing Tan, Jie Sun, Bo Li, Jianxin Li, Philip S. Yu
arXiv:2607. 01852v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems use the question-answering capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) to access information outside their parameters.
By Valentin J. J. Kreileder, Johannes Reisinger, Andreas Fischer
arXiv:2603. 29002v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Modern large language models (LLMs) increasingly depends on efficient long-context processing and generation mechanisms, including sparse attention, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and compressed contextual memory, to support complex reasoning.
By Zifan He, Rui Ma, Yizhou Sun, Jason Cong
arXiv:2607. 16669v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: OpenLanguageModel (OLM) is an open-source PyTorch library for building and pretraining small language models while keeping their machinery visible.
By Tavish Mankash, Vardhaman Kalloli, Keshava Prasad, Deepan Muthirayan
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems use the question-answering capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) to access information outside their parameters. We evaluate if cluster-based semantic chunking improves retrieval and answer quality compared to fixed-size and recursive chunking evaluating on long, structured academic theses using the Retrieval Augmented Generation Assessment (RAGAs) framework.