How we index images for RAG
Kapa.ai has developed a new method for incorporating images into Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines for AI assistants. Instead of processing images at query time, which is costly and inefficient, Kapa.ai describes images once during indexing using a vision model. These descriptions are then stored as text and retrieved alongside regular text chunks. This approach significantly improves answer quality with only a minor increase in per-query overhead. AI
IMPACT This method could significantly reduce the operational costs of multimodal RAG systems, making them more viable for widespread enterprise adoption.