Anyone used Reducto for parsing? How good is their embedding-aware chunking?
They seem to focus on generating LLM-ready chunks using a mix of vision-language models and something they call “embedding-optimized” or intelligent chunking. The idea is that it preserves document layout and meaning (tables, figures, etc.) before generating embeddings for RAG or vector search systems.
I’m mostly wondering how this works in practice
- Does their “embedding-aware” chunking noticeably improve retrieval or reduce hallucinations?
- Did you still need to run additional preprocessing or custom chunking on top of it?
- How well does it play with downstream systems like Elasticsearch or Pinecone?
Basically trying to understand whether Reducto’s semantic chunking is a meaningful improvement over just doing traditional fixed-size or recursive splits.
Would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s tried it in production or at scale.