Stateless

Also called: statelessness, no memory, doesn't remember, stateless model

Describes something that keeps nothing between uses. A model is stateless: it does not remember earlier requests, so the product around it sends the conversation again each time. This is why long chats cost more and why agents need saved notes to pick up old work.

For example: A user believes the chatbot remembers last week's conversation. In fact the app saved the chat and sent it back with the new question; the model itself remembered nothing.

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Stateful Concept
Model Concept
Session Concept
Model provider request Concept
Input tokens Concept
Memory system Concept
Clearing Concept