Streaming Responses: Show Answers Word by Word

Working with LLM APIs Intermediate 3 min read Published
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A long answer can take 20–30 seconds to generate. If your app waits for the whole thing, users stare at a spinner and leave. Streaming sends each piece of text as soon as the model writes it, so the first words appear in about a second. It also avoids timeouts on very long answers.

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