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Fine-Tuning vs RAG Trade-offs

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Can you explain the trade-offs between fine-tuning a model versus using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for a monitoring use case?

Discuss when each approach is appropriate, how you would evaluate answer quality and operational reliability, and whether a hybrid architecture is justified. Address freshness, hallucination risk, latency, cost, privacy, and maintenance.