The LLM cluster
LLMs: The Complete Guide
Large language models are the specific family of generative AI that predict and generate text, and they are the engine behind almost every modern AI product: chatbots, coding assistants, and the agents built on top of them.
This guide covers what an LLM actually is, the mechanics of tokens, context windows, and inference that shape how they behave, and how the major models on the market today compare.
In this guide
4 articles, organized by question.
Foundations
What an LLM is, and the mechanics that determine how it behaves.
What Is an LLM?
Large language models power almost every modern AI product. Here is what is actually happening under the hood.
7 min readGenAI & LLM foundationsHow LLMs Work: Tokens, Context, and Inference
Three concepts that explain most of an LLM’s behavior, cost, and limitations.
8 min readLandscape and comparisons
How the major LLMs compare, and how LLMs relate to the broader generative AI category.
Frequently asked
Before you dive in.
Large language model — a neural network trained on massive amounts of text to predict and generate coherent language.
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