Smart Routing Cuts RAG Costs While Maintaining Enterprise Quality

Enterprise RAG systems face the challenge of processing vastly different query types—from simple factual lookups to complex multi-document analysis—with a single model layer. Permission-Aware RAG v4.2 introduces intelligent 3-tier routing that automatically selects the optimal Claude model (Haiku for simple queries, Sonnet for complex analysis, Opus for full-context reasoning) based on query complexity. This approach allows organizations to significantly reduce inference costs while maintaining response quality, a critical requirement for production-grade RAG deployments at enterprise scale.