Server-Sent Events (SSE Streaming)
Server-Sent Events (SSE) stream AI tokens continuously over a single HTTP connection, giving visitors real-time, typewriter-style responses.
Server-Sent Events (SSE) is a unidirectional HTTP streaming standard that allows a server to push real-time text streams to web clients over a persistent connection.
How SSE Streaming works in practice
Rather than waiting 4 seconds for an LLM to generate an entire 200-word response before returning a standard JSON payload, SSE streams tokens as they are computed word-by-word.
Unlike WebSockets, SSE operates over standard HTTP/2, easily traversing enterprise firewalls and CDNs without complex connection management.
How SiteMind implements SSE Streaming
SiteMind uses HTTP/2 SSE streaming for all conversational responses, delivering immediate visual feedback and sub-second perceived response latency.
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