Cut an Enterprise RAG Pipeline’s Latency and Cost by Calling the LLM Less, Not by Buying a Faster Model

# You Can Speed Up Your AI Search Tool Without Buying Expensive Hardware If your company uses AI to search through documents, you don't need to pay for faster computers to get answers quicker—you just need to be smarter about when you actually ask the AI to think. By adding a simple check upfront that catches straightforward questions (like keyword searches) before they reach the AI, companies can save about two seconds per question while also cutting costs, since you're using the expensive AI engine less often.