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Transforms Python functions into LLM API calls via the @llm.call decorator, which abstracts provider-specific implementations (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, etc.) behind a consistent interface. The decorator system uses a call factory pattern that routes to provider-specific CallResponse subclasses while maintaining identical function signatures across all providers, enabling zero-friction provider switching without code changes.
Unique: Uses a call factory pattern with provider-specific CallResponse subclasses that inherit from a unified base, allowing the same @llm.call decorator to route to 10+ providers without conditional logic in user code. Unlike LangChain's LLMChain or LiteLLM's completion() wrapper, Mirascope's decorator approach preserves Python function semantics (type hints, docstrings, IDE autocomplete) while maintaining full provider parity.
vs alternatives: Provides tighter Python integration than LiteLLM (preserves function signatures and IDE support) and simpler provider switching than LangChain (no chain object boilerplate), while supporting more providers than most alternatives.
Provides four distinct prompt definition methods—shorthand (string/list), Messages API (Messages.user(), Messages.assistant()), string templates (@prompt_template decorator), and BaseMessageParam objects—allowing developers to choose the abstraction level that fits their use case. The prompt system compiles these into provider-agnostic message lists that are then converted to provider-specific formats (OpenAI's ChatCompletionMessageParam, Anthropic's MessageParam, etc.) at call time.
Unique: Supports four orthogonal prompt definition methods (shorthand, Messages API, templates, BaseMessageParam) without forcing developers into a single abstraction, unlike frameworks that mandate a specific prompt format. The Messages API uses role-based method chaining (Messages.user(), Messages.assistant()) rather than dict construction, improving IDE autocomplete and reducing typos.
vs alternatives: More flexible than Anthropic's native prompt API (supports multiple definition styles) and simpler than LangChain's PromptTemplate (no jinja2 dependency, native Python), while maintaining provider-agnostic compilation.
Allows developers to pass provider-specific parameters that are not exposed by Mirascope's unified API via the call_params argument, enabling access to advanced provider features (e.g., OpenAI's vision_detail, Anthropic's thinking budget, Gemini's safety settings) without waiting for framework updates. The call_params dict is merged with Mirascope's standard parameters and passed directly to the provider SDK.
Unique: Provides an escape hatch for provider-specific features via call_params, allowing developers to use advanced provider capabilities without waiting for framework support. Unlike frameworks that require custom subclassing or monkey-patching, Mirascope's call_params approach is explicit and maintainable.
vs alternatives: More flexible than frameworks that only expose common parameters, while maintaining the ability to switch providers by updating call_params.
Supports multi-modal prompts via the Messages API and BaseMessageParam, enabling developers to include images, documents, and other media in prompts alongside text. The system handles provider-specific media formats (OpenAI's image_url and base64, Anthropic's source types, Gemini's inline_data) and automatically converts between formats, supporting both URL-based and base64-encoded media.
Unique: Abstracts provider-specific media handling (OpenAI's image_url vs Anthropic's source types) behind a unified Messages API, enabling the same multi-modal prompt code to work across providers. Supports both URL-based and base64-encoded images with automatic format conversion.
vs alternatives: More unified than raw provider SDKs (single API for all providers) and simpler than LangChain's ImagePromptTemplate (no custom template classes needed), while supporting more providers than most alternatives.
Provides a structured framework for integrating new LLM providers by subclassing base classes (CallResponse, Stream, Tool) and implementing provider-specific logic. The framework handles common patterns (parameter mapping, response parsing, error handling) and provides extension points for provider-specific features, enabling community contributions and custom provider support.
Unique: Provides a structured extension framework with base classes (CallResponse, Stream, Tool) and clear integration points, enabling community contributions without modifying core code. The framework handles common patterns and provides examples for new provider integrations.
vs alternatives: More structured than LiteLLM's provider addition process (clear base classes and extension points) and more accessible than building a custom provider SDK, while maintaining Mirascope's provider-agnostic design.
Enables automatic extraction of structured data from LLM responses via response models (Pydantic BaseModel subclasses or dataclasses) that are compiled into provider-specific JSON schemas and passed to the LLM with JSON mode enforcement. The system handles schema generation, validation, and fallback parsing, converting unstructured LLM text into strongly-typed Python objects with zero manual parsing code.
Unique: Automatically generates provider-specific JSON schemas from Pydantic models and injects them into prompts, then validates responses against the schema with fallback regex parsing if JSON mode fails. Unlike LangChain's OutputParser (which requires manual schema definition) or raw JSON mode (which requires manual parsing), Mirascope's approach is fully automated and type-safe.
vs alternatives: Simpler than LangChain's structured output (no custom parser classes needed) and more robust than raw JSON mode (includes fallback parsing and validation), while maintaining provider-agnostic schema generation.
Implements tool calling by converting Python functions into provider-specific tool schemas (OpenAI's ToolDefinition, Anthropic's ToolUseBlock, Gemini's FunctionDeclaration) via a schema registry. The system introspects function signatures, generates JSON schemas for parameters, and handles tool execution with automatic argument marshaling, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous tool functions across all major LLM providers.
Unique: Uses Python function introspection to automatically generate provider-specific tool schemas from type hints and docstrings, eliminating manual schema definition. The tool system supports both @tool decorators and Tool class inheritance, and handles provider-specific quirks (e.g., Anthropic's tool_use_id tracking) transparently.
vs alternatives: More automatic than LangChain's Tool (no manual schema definition needed) and more flexible than LiteLLM's tool_choice (supports async tools, provider-specific features), while maintaining a unified API across 6+ providers.
Provides streaming support via the @llm.call decorator with stream=True parameter, returning a Stream object that yields CallResponseChunk instances. The streaming system handles provider-specific chunk formats (OpenAI's ChatCompletionChunk, Anthropic's ContentBlockDelta, etc.) and normalizes them into a unified CallResponseChunk interface, supporting both text streaming and structured streaming (for response models).
Unique: Normalizes provider-specific streaming formats (OpenAI's ChatCompletionChunk, Anthropic's ContentBlockDelta, Gemini's GenerateContentResponse) into a unified CallResponseChunk interface, allowing the same streaming code to work across all providers. Supports both text streaming and structured streaming (response models), with automatic JSON buffering for the latter.
vs alternatives: More unified than raw provider SDKs (single Stream interface vs provider-specific chunk types) and simpler than LangChain's streaming (no callback system, direct iterator), while supporting structured streaming that most alternatives lack.
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Automatically loads and parses documents from diverse sources (PDFs, Word docs, HTML, Markdown, code files, databases) into a unified in-memory representation using format-specific loaders and node-based document abstractions. Each document is decomposed into Document objects containing metadata, content, and relationships, enabling downstream processing without format-specific handling in application code.
Unique: Provides a unified loader abstraction (BaseReader interface) that normalizes 100+ data source connectors into a single Document/Node API, eliminating format-specific branching logic in application code. Loaders are composable and chainable, allowing sequential transformations (e.g., load → split → extract metadata → embed).
vs alternatives: Broader out-of-the-box loader coverage than LangChain's document loaders and more structured node-based decomposition than raw text splitting, reducing boilerplate for multi-source RAG pipelines.
Splits documents into semantically coherent chunks using multiple strategies (character-based, token-aware, recursive, semantic) with configurable overlap and chunk size. Preserves document hierarchy and metadata through a node tree structure, enabling retrieval systems to maintain context relationships and enable hierarchical re-ranking or parent-document retrieval patterns.
Unique: Implements a node-tree abstraction that preserves document hierarchy and enables parent-document retrieval patterns. Supports multiple splitting strategies (recursive, semantic, code-aware) with pluggable custom splitters, and automatically propagates metadata through the node tree.
vs alternatives: More sophisticated than LangChain's text splitters because it preserves hierarchical relationships and supports semantic splitting; better for complex document structures than simple character-based splitting.
LlamaIndex scores higher at 40/100 vs mirascope at 36/100. However, mirascope offers a free tier which may be better for getting started.
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Processes documents containing mixed content (text, images, tables, code) by extracting and understanding each modality separately, then synthesizing information across modalities. Uses vision models for image understanding, specialized parsers for tables and code, and integrates results into a unified document representation for retrieval and generation.
Unique: Integrates vision models, table parsers, and code extractors into a unified multi-modal document processing pipeline that synthesizes information across modalities. Preserves modality-specific structure (table schemas, code formatting) while enabling cross-modal retrieval and generation.
vs alternatives: More comprehensive multi-modal support than text-only RAG; built-in vision integration reduces boilerplate for document understanding compared to manual vision API calls.
Enables streaming of LLM responses token-by-token and real-time retrieval updates, allowing applications to display partial results as they become available. Supports streaming from retrieval (progressive document discovery) and generation (token-by-token output) with backpressure handling and cancellation support for responsive user experiences.
Unique: Provides first-class streaming support for both retrieval and generation with automatic backpressure handling and cancellation. Enables progressive result display without custom async/streaming code in application layer.
vs alternatives: More integrated streaming support than manual LLM API streaming; built-in retrieval streaming and backpressure handling reduce complexity compared to custom streaming implementations.
Tracks API costs for LLM calls, embeddings, and other operations with per-query and per-session cost attribution. Provides cost optimization recommendations (e.g., batch processing, model selection, caching) and enables cost-aware query planning to balance quality and expense. Integrates with multiple LLM providers to normalize cost tracking across models.
Unique: Provides automatic cost tracking across multiple LLM providers with per-query attribution and cost optimization recommendations. Integrates with query execution to enable cost-aware planning without manual cost calculation.
vs alternatives: More integrated cost tracking than manual API billing review; built-in optimization recommendations reduce guesswork for cost reduction.
Enables building custom RAG pipelines by composing modular components (retrievers, synthesizers, agents, tools) through a declarative or programmatic API. Supports complex workflows with branching, loops, and conditional logic, with automatic dependency resolution and execution optimization. Pipelines are reusable, testable, and can be deployed as APIs or batch jobs.
Unique: Provides a flexible pipeline composition API supporting both declarative and programmatic definitions, with automatic dependency resolution and execution optimization. Enables complex workflows with branching and conditional logic without custom orchestration code.
vs alternatives: More flexible pipeline composition than fixed RAG architectures; better workflow support than manual component chaining.
Generates embeddings for documents/nodes using pluggable embedding providers (OpenAI, Hugging Face, local models) and stores them in a unified vector store interface that abstracts over multiple backends (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, FAISS, Chroma, etc.). The abstraction layer enables switching vector stores without changing application code, and handles batching, retry logic, and metadata indexing.
Unique: Provides a unified VectorStore interface that abstracts 10+ vector database backends, enabling zero-code switching between providers. Handles embedding batching, retry logic, and metadata propagation automatically. Supports both cloud and local embedding models through a pluggable EmbedModel interface.
vs alternatives: Broader vector store coverage and more seamless provider switching than LangChain's vectorstore integrations; better abstraction consistency across backends than using raw vector store SDKs directly.
Retrieves semantically similar documents from vector stores using embedding-based similarity search, with optional re-ranking, filtering, and fusion strategies (hybrid search combining dense and sparse retrieval). Supports multiple retrieval modes (similarity, MMR, fusion) and enables custom retrieval logic through a pluggable Retriever interface that can combine multiple strategies.
Unique: Implements a pluggable Retriever abstraction supporting multiple retrieval strategies (similarity, MMR, fusion, custom) that can be composed and chained. Built-in support for re-ranking via LLM or cross-encoder, and hybrid search combining dense and sparse retrieval without custom integration code.
vs alternatives: More flexible retrieval composition than LangChain's retrievers; built-in re-ranking and fusion strategies reduce boilerplate for advanced retrieval pipelines.
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