The 5 Levels of RAG Maturity: How to Know When Your RAG Is Actually Production-Ready

This article addresses the common challenge of evaluating RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems, highlighting that many projects fail to move beyond initial demos due to a lack of proper evaluation. It introduces a 0-to-5 maturity model designed to help organizations assess their RAG systems and determine when they are truly production-ready.