{"id":21719,"date":"2025-07-02T14:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=21719"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:46:39","slug":"understanding-different-types-of-llms-strengths-and-weaknesses","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/nl\/resources\/blog\/understanding-different-types-of-llms-strengths-and-weaknesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Different Types of LLMs: Strengths and Weaknesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21719\" class=\"elementor elementor-21719\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70b140 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b70b140\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6930cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6930cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Large Language Models<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8716e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8716e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large Language Models (LLMs) are everywhere these days, from chatbots and writing assistants to coding helpers and search engines. However, not all LLMs are built the same. As these models become increasingly embedded in our daily tools and decision-making processes, understanding how they work is not just for techies; it is essential for anyone who relies on them. In this post, let\u2019s break down the main types of LLMs, how they work, and what they\u2019re good (or not so good) at.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4425236 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4425236\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5890a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5890a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are LLMs?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9006e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9006e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, what is an LLM? As earlier discussed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/nl\/blog\/llms-beyond-the-hype-understanding-the-power-and-risks\/\">Aura\u2019s blog<\/a>, an LLM is an AI model trained to understand and generate human language. These models use a type of neural network called a transformer, which allows them to recognise and reproduce patterns in massive amounts of text. And when we say massive, we mean truly massive: LLMs typically require huge datasets, ranging from web pages and books to forums and codebases, far more than smaller models (often called SLMs or Small Language Models). Where an SLM might be trained on domain-specific datasets, LLMs rely on large-scale, diverse sources to capture the breadth of human language. But an important caveat is that LLMs don\u2019t actually \u2018think\u2019 like humans do. They predict what word (or piece of text) should come next based on what they have already seen.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b9b99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55b9b99\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466dddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"466dddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autoregressive Models<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19817a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19817a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most well-known models are the writers (autoregressive models). These are the models that generate text, word by word, based on the input. Models like GPT (<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/\">OpenAI<\/a>), Claude (Anthropic), and LLaMA (Meta) fall into this category. They can be seen as the creative writers of AI; give them a prompt and they will keep going. These LLMs are great at writing things that sound natural, creating blog posts, conversations, stories, code, even poems. However, since they do not fact-check what they say, but just predict likely continuations, they can sometimes make stuff up. This is called a \u2018hallucination\u2019. It sounds convincing\u2026 Unless you have more knowledge on the topic or until you do your own research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c264940 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c264940\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca913a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cca913a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Masked Language Models<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9981592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9981592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But a different type of models exists as well, called a Masked Language Model, like BERT and RoBERTa. Instead of generating text, they are trained to fill in missing words in a sentence, kind of like solving word puzzles. This training setup allows them to develop a strong understanding of meaning and context, making them ideal for tasks like classifications, spam filtering, and Q&amp;A systems.<\/p><p>Unlike GPT-style models, these models are not meant for generating full articles or holding conversations. However, when it comes to interpreting and analysing text, they are incredibly efficient and often more accurate. So, are these models \u2018better\u2019 than something like GPT? In their niche, yes, they are typically more compact, faster, and less prone to hallucinations. But they are not generalists; you would not ask BERT to write you a newsletter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01f7f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e01f7f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c8cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1c8cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Encoder-Decoder Models<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cb886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05cb886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some transformer models are built to take one kind of text and turn it into another, such as T5 or MariamMT. These are the general encoder-decoder models. They work in two parts; the encoder reads and understands the input, and the decoder generates the output. This makes them ideal for structured language tasks, like translation, summarisation, or rewriting. Compared to other types of LLMs, these are often heavier and slower, but more controlled and task specific. So, if you want a precise translation or summary, a model like T5 might outperform something like GPT, which is more general-purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ebe8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44ebe8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b0a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41b0a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retrieval-Augmented Generation Models<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85429b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85429b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some of the newer models do not only rely on memory, but they also look things up. These hybrid models use external tools, like search engines or databases, to retrieve facts while they generate answers. This is called retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Models like Cohere\u2019s Command R use this approach. However, these models are more complex to build and usually slower, and thus more costly to use.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669bc6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"669bc6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3763a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b3763a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b0c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b0c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large Language Models are powerful tools, but picking the right one (or designing the right system) depends on what you want to do. Some LLMs are better at creative writing, some excel at deep reasoning, some are smaller and faster, and others are specialised for safety or retrieval. As LLM technology continues to evolve, we will likely see even smarter, faster, and more specialised models that fit right into our lives, whether we are chatting with an AI, searching for information, or getting real-time translations on our phones. So, for you as a decision-maker, it is important to understand the different models to better understand what is required and what needs to be created when starting your project. The table beneath summarises the advantages and disadvantages of all models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b955296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-accordion\" data-id=\"b955296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion the7-adv-accordion\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1941\" class=\"elementor-tab-title the7-accordion-header deactive-default\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1941\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Autoregressive Models (GPT, Claude, LLaMA) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1941\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix deactive-default\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1941\"><p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Creative and fluent text generation<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Versatile: writing, coding, conversations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Can hallucinate (make up facts)<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Limited factual accuracy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Medium \u2013 high<\/p><p><strong>Comments: <\/strong>Great for creative use cases but less reliable for factual info<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1942\" class=\"elementor-tab-title the7-accordion-header\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1942\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Masked Language Models (BERT, RoBERTa) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1942\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1942\"><p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Strong contextual understanding<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Good for classification, Q&amp;A, analysis<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Less prone to hallucinations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Not designed for full text generation<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Less creative<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Low \u2013 medium<\/p><p><strong>Comments:<\/strong>Ideal for text interpretation and analysis, not generative tasks<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1943\" class=\"elementor-tab-title the7-accordion-header\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1943\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Encoder-Decoder Models (T5, MarianMT)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1943\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1943\"><p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Precise for translation, summarisation, rewriting<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 More controlled output<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Slower and heavier<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Less flexible outside specific tasks<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Medium &#8211; High<\/p><p><strong>Comments: <\/strong>Preferred for accurate, structured language tasks like translation or summarisation<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1944\" class=\"elementor-tab-title the7-accordion-header\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1944\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">Retrieval-Augmented Models (Cohere Command R) <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1944\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1944\"><p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Reduces hallucinations by retrieving external facts<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Up-to-date and factual<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Complex 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