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Constrained Decoding Models Explained: Encoders, Decoders and When to Use Them

By Vidyasagar (Sarath Chandra) Machupalli FBCS 0 views 0 comments
Constrained Decoding Models Explained: Encoders, Decoders and When to Use Them
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Have you ever asked an LLM for JSON and got back "Sure! Here is your JSON:" followed by the JSON? Your parser fails, your pipeline stops, and someone adds a retry loop.

I have been there. For a long time, the fix was a polite prompt. "Reply with valid JSON only. No extra words." It works most days. On the other days, it breaks.

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