Ask HN: What prompt do you use to get Claude to consistently render LaTeX?

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Model: @cf/meta/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct lite 0.00 @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast lite 0.00 Compare

Model Comparison

Model	Editorial	Structural	Class	Conf	SETL	Theme
@cf/meta/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct lite	0.00	+0.06	Neutral	0.90	-0.06	Technology Access
@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast lite	0.00	+0.10	Neutral	0.80	-0.10	Access to information

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0.00	Ask HN: What prompt do you use to get Claude to consistently render LaTeX?
	5 points by TobyTheCamel 22 hours ago \| 6 comments on HN \| Neutral ~lite vlite-1.5

Summary ~lite Technology Access Neutral

User discussion on AI LaTeX rendering issues

EQ 0.50

SO 0.20

TD 0.10

Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available

Longitudinal 292 HN snapshots · 18 evals

Audit Trail 38 entries

2026-03-04 02:02	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 02:02	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 02:02	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:50	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 01:50	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:45	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:45	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 01:45	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:17	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 01:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 01:17	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:12	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 01:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 01:12	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:07	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:07	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 01:07	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:01	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:01	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 00:32	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 00:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.01
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 00:32	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 00:21	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 00:21	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 00:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 23:50	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.04)	- -
2026-03-03 23:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) +0.01
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 23:50	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 23:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 23:10	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 23:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 23:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 22:36	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.01
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 22:34	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 22:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral)
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 22:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral)
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion

build eb1f8e2+ozdu · deployed 2026-03-04 19:32 UTC · evaluated 2026-03-03 07:16:53 UTC