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Guidance is a Python library that provides granular control over large language model outputs through structured constraints like regex, CFGs, and JSON schemas. It enables stateless, production-ready programs compatible with OpenAI, llama.cpp, and Transformers, reducing latency and eliminating the need for chaining or retries.
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Guidance: Developed by Guidance AI, it allows you to interleave Python control flow with token-level structural constraints.

Guidance: Developed by Microsoft, this framework allows you to interleave generation, prompting, and control structures, ensuring strict compliance.