Models fail to return valid structured output
LLM apps8 posts from 8 people6d active+22 posts in the last 7 days, 2 the 7 days before (steady)
Posts per day
The posts behind it
8, newest firstCompanies and products named
| Company or product | Posts naming it |
|---|---|
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 |
About this problem
Evidence
8 posts from 8 people in 7 places, about 2 a week over 25 days. Mostly on run-llama/llama_index, Hacker News comments, r/LocalLLaMA. Tools named alongside: GitHub, Hugging Face, Ollama, LlamaIndex.
Frustration Frustration 1 of 3ยท Seen on GitHub issues, Hacker News, Reddit
How it was grouped
Posts that state a pain and match the "structured-output" rule. First post Aug 31, 2026, latest Sep 24, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
The same problem elsewhere
History
- 2026-09-25 Added: Models fail to return valid structured output (7 posts)