Evaluating modular RAG with reasoning models

Kapa.ai evaluates the implementation of OpenAI's o3-mini reasoning models within their Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. Experiments revealed that reasoning does not equate to experience with retrieval tools, leading to mixed results in performance improvements over traditional RAG pipelines. Key domains where reasoning models showed promise include code generation.

• Modular RAG pipeline tested.
• o3-mini used for reasoning.
• Traditional RAG compared.
• Chain-of-Thought method applied.
• Results yielded mixed outcomes.