langchain Architecture Docs
Home / Function/ _llm_type() — langchain Function Reference

_llm_type() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the _llm_type() function in base.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python LangChainCore LanguageModelBase

Entity Profile

Dependency Diagram

graph TD
  f6ac8239_58a3_bc47_6c60_35b689ac2601["_llm_type()"]
  2a683305_667b_3567_cab9_9f77e29d4afa["BaseChatOpenAI"]
  f6ac8239_58a3_bc47_6c60_35b689ac2601 -->|defined in| 2a683305_667b_3567_cab9_9f77e29d4afa
  style f6ac8239_58a3_bc47_6c60_35b689ac2601 fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

Relationship Graph

Source Code

libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py lines 1734–1739

    def _llm_type(self) -> str:
        """Return type of chat model.

        Will always return `'openai-chat'` regardless of the specific model name.
        """
        return "openai-chat"

Domain

Subdomains

Defined In

Source

Frequently Asked Questions

What does _llm_type() do?
_llm_type() is a function in the langchain codebase, defined in libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py.
Where is _llm_type() defined?
_llm_type() is defined in libs/partners/openai/langchain_openai/chat_models/base.py at line 1734.

Analyze Your Own Codebase

Get architecture documentation, dependency graphs, and domain analysis for your codebase in minutes.

Try Supermodel Free