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LLM
6 articles tagged with “LLM”
Structured Outputs from LLMs: JSON Mode, Function Calling, and Schema Enforcement
Practical patterns for getting reliable structured data from LLMs — JSON mode, function calling, schema validation, and fallback strategies.
Token Economics: Understanding and Optimizing LLM Costs
A practical guide to understanding token pricing, measuring real costs, and implementing optimization strategies — caching, prompt compression, model routing.
LLM Evaluation Beyond Vibes
Systematic approaches to evaluating LLM outputs — automated metrics, human evaluation frameworks, regression testing, and building evaluation pipelines.
Testing LLM-Powered Features Without Going Broke
Mock strategies, evaluation harnesses, snapshot testing, and cost-aware CI for LLM-integrated applications.
When to Fine-Tune vs Few-Shot vs RAG
A decision framework for choosing between fine-tuning, few-shot prompting, and RAG for production LLM applications.
Designing RAG Systems That Actually Scale
Chunking strategies, embedding pipelines, retrieval patterns, and when RAG breaks down in production systems.