Overcoming the "Impracticality" of RAG: Proposing a Real-World Benchmark and Multi-Dimensional Diagnostic Framework

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.02640v1
• Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:10:37 GMT
• Title: Overcoming the "Impracticality" of RAG: Proposing a Real-World Benchmark and Multi-Dimensional Diagnostic Framework
• Abstract summary: Performance evaluation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems within enterprise environments is governed by multi-dimensional and composite factors.<n>Existing academic benchmarks fail to systematically diagnose these interlocking challenges.<n>This research proposes a multi-dimensional diagnostic framework by defining a four-axis difficulty taxonomy and integrating it into an enterprise RAG benchmark to diagnose potential system weaknesses.
• Score: 2.2782316435989562
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Performance evaluation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems within enterprise environments is governed by multi-dimensional and composite factors extending far beyond simple final accuracy checks. These factors include reasoning complexity, retrieval difficulty, the diverse structure of documents, and stringent requirements for operational explainability. Existing academic benchmarks fail to systematically diagnose these interlocking challenges, resulting in a critical gap where models achieving high performance scores fail to meet the expected reliability in practical deployment. To bridge this discrepancy, this research proposes a multi-dimensional diagnostic framework by defining a four-axis difficulty taxonomy and integrating it into an enterprise RAG benchmark to diagnose potential system weaknesses.

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