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ReAct vs CoT vs ToT

MediumGenerative AI & LLMs00:00
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You are choosing a prompting strategy for an LLM feature that must handle complex, multi-step tasks. Some tasks are pure reasoning, while others require calling tools, checking intermediate results, or exploring multiple possible paths before answering.

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Explain the trade-offs between ReAct, Chain-of-Thought (CoT), and Tree-of-Thoughts (ToT) prompting strategies for complex, multi-step tasks. When would you prefer each one, and how do their differences affect reliability, cost, latency, and hallucination risk?