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Jun 5, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Multi‑Hop Reasoning vs Document Parsing: Comparing GraphRAG, LightRAG, AgenticRAG and RAGFlow

The article analyzes the classic vector RAG pipeline, highlights its shortcomings for multi‑hop reasoning and global theme inference, and then systematically compares four open‑source frameworks—GraphRAG, LightRAG, AgenticRAG and RAGFlow—detailing their design choices, processing stages, trade‑offs, limitations, and practical selection guidance for production use.