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Tree of Thoughts: Deliberate Problem Solving with Large Language Models

by Princeton University / Google DeepMind · free · Last verified 2026-03-17

Introduced Tree of Thoughts (ToT), a framework that generalizes chain-of-thought prompting to a tree search over intermediate reasoning steps. ToT enables LLMs to explore multiple reasoning paths, evaluate choices, and backtrack, achieving dramatic improvements on tasks requiring lookahead and planning.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10601
B+
B+Good
Adoption: AQuality: A+Freshness: ACitations: AEngagement: F

Specifications

License
Open Access
Pricing
free
Capabilities
tree-search-reasoning, planning, multi-path-exploration, backtracking
Integrations
Use Cases
complex-problem-solving, game-playing, creative-writing, mathematical-reasoning
API Available
No
Tags
tree-of-thoughts, reasoning, search, planning, deliberate-problem-solving
Added
2026-03-17
Completeness
100%

Index Score

74.9
Adoption
88
Quality
92
Freshness
81
Citations
85
Engagement
0

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