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KG-RAG
KG-RAG: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and CreativityRetrieval-augmented generation · first seen May 20, 2024
superseded — cited as a baseline and beaten by newer methods
0 papers critique it · 2 beat it on benchmarks
Beaten on benchmarks
Head-to-head results where a newer method reports beating KG-RAG. Values are copied from the source paper's tables — verify against the cited paper.
- MG$^2$-RAG: Multi-Granularity Graph for Multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation
MG²-RAG beats KG-RAG · InfoSeek Unseen-Q [Qwen3.5-27B backbone]
37.36 vs 32.90
- MG$^2$-RAG: Multi-Granularity Graph for Multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation
MG²-RAG beats KG-RAG · InfoSeek Unseen-E [Qwen3.5-27B backbone]
38.40 vs 31.30
- MG$^2$-RAG: Multi-Granularity Graph for Multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation
MG²-RAG beats KG-RAG · InfoSeek All [Qwen3.5-27B backbone]
37.87 vs 32.10
- MG$^2$-RAG: Multi-Granularity Graph for Multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation
MG²-RAG (Ours) beats KG-RAG · InfoSeek R@1 [Multimodal retrieval]
59.6 vs 49.7
- MG$^2$-RAG: Multi-Granularity Graph for Multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation
MG²-RAG (Ours) beats KG-RAG · InfoSeek R@10 [Multimodal retrieval]
83.8 vs 78.0
- A Pilot Empirical Study on When and How to Use Knowledge Graphs as Retrieval Augmented Generation
Pilot beats KG-RAG · Correct [KG-RAG (Qwen1.5-7B)]
80.16 vs 76.05
- A Pilot Empirical Study on When and How to Use Knowledge Graphs as Retrieval Augmented Generation
Pilot beats KG-RAG · Correct [KG-RAG, Qwen1.5-7B]
72.95 vs 71.31
Newer alternatives
Recent methods in the same sub-problem, not yet superseded in the knowledge base.
- Apr 7, 2026
- Graph-to-Frame RAGGraph-to-Frame RAG: Visual-Space Knowledge Fusion for Training-Free and Auditable Video ReasoningApr 6, 2026
- Apr 4, 2026
- AutoThinkRAGAutothinkRAG: Complexity-Aware Control of Retrieval-Augmented Reasoning for Image-Text InteractionMar 17, 2026
- Feb 27, 2026
- VimRAGVimRAG: Navigating Massive Visual Context in Retrieval-Augmented Generation via Multimodal Memory GraphFeb 13, 2026
- Feb 5, 2026
- Feb 1, 2026
- Oct 8, 2025