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LLM4Decompile: Decompiling Binary Code with Large Language Models

LLM4Decompile studies language models trained to transform binary code or refine decompiler output. The paper is relevant when assessing whether an AI-generated program can be re-executed under benchmark tests. Read the task definitions, datasets and evaluation setup before interpreting its reported gains; a passing benchmark does not recover original source or prove equivalence for an unseen application.

What to inspect

Separate direct binary-to-code generation from refinement of an existing decompiler result. Check the benchmark input distribution, execution tests and exact model artifacts linked by the authors.

Practical limit

The arXiv record identifies the current version and EMNLP venue. Its performance figures are author-reported research results, not a guarantee for a new binary, compiler or architecture.

Requirements & evidence

Resource type
Paper
Category
Unknown
Host platforms
Unknown
Targets
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Level
Unknown
Author(s)
Hanzhuo Tan, Qi Luo, Jing Li, Yuqun Zhang
Year
2024
Venue
EMNLP 2024
Current version
v3
Version date
2024-10-22
Topic
LLM decompilation evaluated for re-executability
Source checked
2026-11-04T10:35:59.748040+00:00

Author-linked code: https://github.com/albertan017/LLM4Decompile

Dataset: https://github.com/albertan017/LLM4Decompile

Models: https://github.com/albertan017/LLM4Decompile

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