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    RUC-NLPIR/FlashRAG

    ⚡FlashRAG: A Python Toolkit for Efficient RAG Research (WWW2025 Resource)

    llm
    benchmark
    datasets
    large-language-models
    retrieval-augmented-generation
    Python
    MIT
    3.6K stars
    328 forks
    3.6K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 29, 2026
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    2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 3 days ago, with 43 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 8% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a Python toolkit for efficient research and development of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) models with extensive datasets and algorithms.
    • Offers a comprehensive framework with 36 benchmark datasets and 23 state-of-the-art RAG algorithms, including reasoning-based methods, enabling easy reproduction and customization.
    • Use for benchmarking and evaluating RAG models across diverse datasets to compare retrieval and generation performance.
    • Use for developing and experimenting with advanced reasoning-augmented retrieval methods for complex multi-hop question answering tasks.
    • Use for building and testing multimodal RAG pipelines integrating text and visual data using supported multimodal retrievers and generators.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

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    From the README

    FlashRAG is a Python toolkit for the reproduction and development of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) research. Our toolkit includes 36 pre-processed benchmark RAG datasets and 23 state-of-the-art RAG algorithms, including 7 reasoning-based methods that combine reasoning ability with retrieval.

    Excerpt from the RUC-NLPIR/FlashRAG README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    328+15

    Open issues

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