Kodekloud iconKodekloudSep 7, 2026

How to Chunk Documents So Your Retrieval Returns the Right Answer

Chunking decides more of your retrieval quality than the model does, and the obvious way to measure it rewards the worst possible answer.

How to Chunk Documents So Your Retrieval Returns the Right Answer

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Chunking decides more of your retrieval quality than the model does, and the obvious way to measure it rewards the worst possible answer.

Here are eight strategies, measured on the same documents.

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Chunking decides more of your retrieval quality than the model does, and the obvious way to measure it rewards the worst possible answer. Here are eight strategies, measured on the same documents.

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Here are eight strategies, measured on the same documents.

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