Decoding-steering methods¶
Modify output logits during generation rather than hidden states. Each processor wraps an auxiliary guide model.
| Method | Guide models | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|
| ContrastiveDecoding | 1 guide | target - alpha * guide |
| ProxyTuning | 2 guides (tuned + base) | target + scale * (tuned - base) |
| SafeDecoding | 1 expert | Blend first-m tokens |
| Nudging | 1 safe model | Hard-switch when uncertain |