# Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) / Retrieval Quality/Latency

> "retrieval-augmented-generation" (correctness-core layer) is traded against "Retrieval Quality/Latency" (performance-core layer) — a principle cannot be scope-separated from a quality, metric, or cost it competes with; resolve by measuring "Retrieval Quality/Latency" and choosing an explicit operating point.

Record: `tension:retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-retrieval-quality-latency`
Kind: tension
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema#tension-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-retrieval-quality-latency

## tensions-with

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