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Which table format do LLMs understand best?
We benchmarked 11 data formats, including markdown tables, JSON, CSV, YAML, XML, and more, to see which LLMs understand best. We found surprising accuracy and token cost trade-offs.
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We benchmarked 11 data formats, including markdown tables, JSON, CSV, YAML, XML, and more, to see which LLMs understand best. We found surprising accuracy and token cost trade-offs.