PRODUCTION SCENARIO
An extraction app must always return a JSON object with name, date, and guests fields. JSON mode returns valid JSON, but the keys drift and fields go missing.
Which approach guarantees the schema?
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Answer: Structured outputs with a strict json_schema response format
Structured outputs make the model follow a JSON Schema supplied as part of the inference call, which JSON mode cannot do because it guarantees valid JSON without ensuring strict adherence to a schema. For Chat Completions the schema goes in response_format with strict set to true.