Posts by tag 'vector-databases'

Apr 28, 2026 · Ruby Jha · architecture-decisions

Why I Chose FAISS for Benchmarking and ChromaDB for Production

The same vector store comparison gave opposite answers two weeks apart. The decision wasn't really about the vectors. It was about how long the system needed to live.

Apr 14, 2026 · Ruby Jha · architecture-decisions

I Tested 5 Chunking Strategies and 3 Embedding Models. Here's What Actually Mattered.

A grid search across 15 RAG configs revealed that chunk size matters more than embedding model, overlap is not optional, and bigger parameters don't mean better recall.

Mar 21, 2026 · Ruby Jha · project-deep-dives

I Tested 16 RAG Configs So You Don't Have To: Embedding Choice Matters More Than Chunk Size

Grid search across 16 RAG configurations reveals embedding model selection drives 26% more retrieval quality than chunk tuning.