Overview
This guide demonstrates how to integrate Adaptive’s intelligent routing with LangChain for RAG applications. By using Adaptive as your LLM provider, you get automatic model selection and cost optimization while leveraging LangChain’s powerful RAG ecosystem. Key Benefits:- Intelligent model routing for both retrieval and generation
- Cost-effective scaling through provider optimization
- Seamless integration with existing LangChain RAG patterns
- Production-ready error handling
Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+
- LangChain and vector store dependencies
- Adaptive API key
Installation
Basic RAG Integration
Simple RAG Chain
Error Handling for RAG
Advanced Patterns
Streaming RAG Responses
Multi-Vector Retrieval
What You Get with Adaptive
Intelligent Routing
Automatic model selection for optimal performance and cost
Provider Transparency
See which AI provider was used in response metadata
Cost Optimization
Significant savings through smart provider selection
Seamless Integration
Drop-in replacement for OpenAI in LangChain RAG chains



