Extracting LLM Confidence Scores via llama.cpp Logprobs
September 20, 2026
Users can approximate model confidence by running GGUF models through llama.cpp with n_predict=1 and n_probs=10. This method enables obtaining probability distributions for classification tasks without specialized API support.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can extract calibrated probability scores from any local GGUF model to build more reliable classification pipelines.