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LlamaIndex discussions on Discord and GitHub are generally more active and responsive for RAG-specific questions."},{"question":"Can I use hybrid search (keyword + semantic) with both?","answer":"Haystack has native hybrid search built into its pipeline components, making BM25 + dense retrieval straightforward. LlamaIndex requires custom implementation or manual composition of keyword and semantic retrievers. If hybrid search is critical to your application, Haystack provides a more integrated solution."},{"question":"Which is production-ready?","answer":"Both are production-ready, but for different use cases. Haystack excels in production NLP pipelines with built-in monitoring, debugging tools, and pipeline visualization. LlamaIndex is production-ready for LLM applications but requires additional instrumentation for monitoring. 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