How AI Answers Your Questions
Watch in real-time as your question travels through an advanced AI pipeline, from understanding to answer delivery!
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Question Input & Understanding
Your question is received and analyzed to understand what you're asking
Convert to Vector Embedding
AI converts your question into a mathematical vector (1536 numbers) for searching
Search Knowledge Database
AI searches millions of documents to find the most relevant information
Rerank & Filter Results
Uses advanced AI to reorder results and pick the very best matches
Build AI Prompt
Combines your question with the best information to create a prompt
AI Generates Answer
The LLM (like GPT-4) reads everything and writes a complete answer
Polish & Add Citations
Final formatting, fact-checking, and adding source references
Deliver Your Answer
The complete answer is sent back to you, ready to use!
💡Understanding the Process
🎯 Why 8 Steps?
Modern AI systems use a sophisticated pipeline to ensure accurate, relevant answers. Each step builds on the previous one, from understanding your question to delivering a polished response with citations.
⚡ How Fast Is It?
The entire process typically takes 2-5 seconds in production. Vector search happens in milliseconds, while AI generation takes the longest (~2-3 seconds for quality responses).
💰 What Does It Cost?
A typical question costs $0.003-$0.01 to process, including embedding ($0.00002), retrieval ($0.0001), and LLM generation ($0.003-$0.01 depending on the model used).
🔍 RAG vs Simple AI?
RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) searches actual documents for facts, making answers more accurate and up-to-date than simple AI that only uses training data.