Why can I see an answer appearing gradually on screen?
The application can stream decoded output as tokens become available. Displayed chunks may combine several tokens or wait for complete characters before appearing.
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Many implementations cache intermediate attention data from earlier positions to reduce repeated work. The exact caching strategy depends on the model and inference system.
A generation limit or another stopping condition may be reached before the sentence is complete. Applications should detect truncation and handle it appropriately.
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