diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1be165d..0eb972a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ main =
     client = Chat.initClient { apiKey, model: "openai/gpt-4o" }
     messages = Chat.appendUserMessage [] "Hello, world!"
     response = Http.send! (Chat.buildRequest client messages)
-    when Chat.decodeResponseToFirstMessage response.body is
+    when Chat.decodeTopMessageChoice response.body is
         Ok message -> Stdout.line message.content
         Err _ -> Stdout.line "Error decoding API response"
 ```
diff --git a/examples/proompt.roc b/examples/proompt.roc
index a836605..59cce74 100644
--- a/examples/proompt.roc
+++ b/examples/proompt.roc
@@ -22,16 +22,12 @@ main =
         |> Client.setMaxTokens 8
     query = Prompt.formatLLamaPrompt { prompt: "Hello, computer!" }
     response = Http.send! (Prompt.buildHttpRequest client query)
-    when Prompt.decodeResponse response.body is
-        Ok body ->
-            when List.first body.choices is
-                Ok choice -> Stdout.line (choice.text |> Str.trim)
-                Err _ -> Stdout.line "No choices found in API response"
-
-        Err _ ->
-            when Prompt.decodeErrorResponse response.body is
-                Ok { error } -> Stdout.line error.message
-                Err _ -> Stdout.line "Failed to decode API response"
+    when Prompt.decodeTopTextChoice response.body is
+        Ok text -> Stdout.line (text |> Str.trim)
+        Err NoChoices -> Stdout.line "No choices found in API response"
+        Err InvalidResponse -> when Prompt.decodeErrorResponse response.body is
+            Ok { error } -> Stdout.line error.message
+            Err _ -> Stdout.line "Failed to decode API response"
 
 ## Get the API key from the environmental variable
 getApiKey =
diff --git a/package/Chat.roc b/package/Chat.roc
index 53303a6..7d090ec 100644
--- a/package/Chat.roc
+++ b/package/Chat.roc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module [
     buildRequestBody,
     decodeErrorResponse,
     decodeResponse,
-    decodeResponseToFirstMessage,
+    decodeTopMessageChoice,
     encodeRequestBody,
     initClient,
 ]
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ decodeResponse = \bodyBytes ->
     decoded.result
 
 ## Decode the JSON response body to the first message in the list of choices
-decodeResponseToFirstMessage : List U8 -> Result Message [InvalidResponse, NoChoices]
-decodeResponseToFirstMessage = \bodyBytes -> 
-    when decodeResponse bodyBytes is
+decodeTopMessageChoice : List U8 -> Result Message [InvalidResponse, NoChoices]
+decodeTopMessageChoice = \responseBodyBytes -> 
+    when decodeResponse responseBodyBytes is
         Ok body -> 
             when List.get body.choices 0 is
                 Ok choice -> Ok choice.message
diff --git a/package/Prompt.roc b/package/Prompt.roc
index eb0c829..c3af08e 100644
--- a/package/Prompt.roc
+++ b/package/Prompt.roc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module [
     decodeErrorResponse, 
     decodeErrorResponse, 
     decodeResponse, 
-    decodeResponseToFirstText,
+    decodeTopTextChoice,
     encodeRequestBody, 
     formatLLamaPrompt, 
     formatLLamaPromptWithHistory, 
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ decodeResponse = \bodyBytes ->
     decoded.result
 
 ## Decode the JSON response body to the first message in the list of choices
-decodeResponseToFirstText : List U8 -> Result Message [InvalidResponse, NoChoices]
-decodeResponseToFirstText = \bodyBytes -> 
-    when decodeResponse bodyBytes is
+decodeTopTextChoice : List U8 -> Result Str [InvalidResponse, NoChoices]
+decodeTopTextChoice = \responseBodyBytes -> 
+    when decodeResponse responseBodyBytes is
         Ok body -> 
             when List.get body.choices 0 is
                 Ok choice -> Ok choice.text