# Retrieval Quality/Latency

> The degree to which retrieval must trade result quality against speed.

Record: `lex:retrieval-quality-latency`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-retrieval-quality-latency

## category

- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/model-architecture.md)

## referenced-by

- [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/retrieval-augmented-generation.md)