
Effective Context Length: Why 1M-Token Windows Fall Short, and When RAG Still Wins
Effective context length is far shorter than the advertised window. What RULER and NoLiMa reveal about 1M-token models, why context rots, and when RAG still wins.
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Effective context length is far shorter than the advertised window. What RULER and NoLiMa reveal about 1M-token models, why context rots, and when RAG still wins.

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