Local AI Glossary
What is Re-ranking?
Source: paperswithcode/rerank
A second-stage retrieval step that re-orders the initial retrieval results using a more expensive (but more accurate) model. The first stage retrieves 100 candidates with vector search; the reranker picks the top 5.
How Re-ranking fits in the local AI stack
Re-ranking is part of the broader local AI ecosystem. See the related guides, comparisons, and tools below to see how it applies in practice.
See also
- Full Local AI Glossary
- All learn topics
- What is Local AI?
- Quantization explained
- Hardware requirements
- How to choose a local LLM