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LLM structured output / extraction

A Python library that gets reliable structured JSON out of LLMs by using Pydantic models for validation and automatic retries.

13.8kPythonMITactive · last push 1mo agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

jackmpcollins/magenticGitHub

Choose it if you prefer a decorator-based API that turns typed Python functions into LLM calls, with similar Pydantic validation and retries.

Seamlessly integrate LLMs as Python functions

2.4k
Python
MIT
slowing7mo ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

shcherbak-ai/contextgemGitHub

Choose it for document-centric extraction with built-in chunking and schema definitions, but it's less general than Instructor for arbitrary LLM calls.

ContextGem: Effortless LLM extraction from documents

2.0k
Python
Apache-2.0
active2mo ago
dottxt-ai/outlinesGitHub

Choose it when you want constrained decoding/grammar-based generation instead of validation-retry loops, at the cost of less flexible error handling.

Structured Outputs

15.7k
Python
Apache-2.0
active1mo ago
google/langextractGitHub

Choose it for extraction with precise source grounding and visualization, but it's more specialized than Instructor's general validation loop.

A Python library for extracting structured information from unstructured text using LLMs with precise source grounding and interactive visualization.

38.5k
Python
Apache-2.0
active2mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

Tanuki/tanuki.pyGitHub

Older decorator-based structured output library; choose only if you're maintaining legacy code, as it's unmaintained for over two years.

Prompt engineering for developers

696
Python
MIT
dormant2.7y ago

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google/langextractGitHub

calls instructor “Lower-level structured-output library for LLMs; choose when you want model-agnostic Pydantic schemas and will build sourcing/grounding yourself.”

A Python library for extracting structured information from unstructured text using LLMs with precise source grounding and interactive visualization.

38.5kPythonactive