Optimises prompts by treating the model's criticism as a gradient to follow. Built by Stanford.
Others in prompt optimisation
Common questions
Is TextGrad free to use?
TextGrad is open source and free to run yourself. You still pay whichever model provider you point it at, and this tutorial is free with no signup.
Do I need to know Python to use TextGrad?
Basic Python is enough. Functions, dictionaries and imports cover most of what TextGrad asks of you.
When should I not use TextGrad?
When something else in prompt optimisation fits the job better. The others in that group are listed below.
Lessons for TextGrad are being written. Meanwhile the APIs for AI tutorial covers the same ground: state, tools, loops, memory and human approval. Most of it carries straight over.
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