mlx.nn.losses.nll_loss#

class nll_loss(inputs: array, targets: array, axis: int = -1, reduction: Literal['none', 'mean', 'sum'] = 'none')#

Computes the negative log likelihood loss.

Parameters:

  • inputs (array) – The predicted distribution in log space.

  • targets (array) – The target values.

  • axis (int, optional) – The distribution axis. Default: -1.

  • reduction (str, optional) – Specifies the reduction to apply to the output: 'none' | 'mean' | 'sum'. Default: 'none'.

Returns:

The computed NLL loss.

Return type:

array