// Hacker Noon · 12 February 2026

Float vs Int Confidence Scores: Why LLM Output Format Changes Model Behavior

A minimal experiment shows LLM confidence outputs shift with number format: decimals are more conservative and consistent, while some models break in 0–100 mode.

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