>>> chain.evaluate_strings(
                prediction="The answer is 42.",
                reference="42",
                input="What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?",
            )
        """
        input_ = self._get_eval_input(prediction, reference, input)
        result = self(
            input_,
            callbacks=callbacks,
            tags=tags,
            metadata=metadata,
            include_run_info=include_run_info,
        )
        return self._prepare_output(result)
    async def _aevaluate_strings(
        self,
        *,
        prediction: str,
        reference: Optional[str] = None,
        input: Optional[str] = None,
        callbacks: Callbacks = None,
        tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
        include_run_info: bool = False,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> dict:
        """Asynchronously evaluate a prediction against the criteria.
        Parameters
        ----------
        prediction : str
            The predicted text to evaluate.
        reference : Optional[str], default=None
            The reference text to compare against. This is required if
            `requires_reference` is `True`.
        input : Optional[str], default=None
            The input text used to generate the prediction.
        **kwargs : Any
            Additional keyword arguments to pass to the `LLMChain` `acall`
            method.
        Returns
        -------
        dict
            The evaluation results.
        Examples
        --------
        >>> from langchain.llms import OpenAI
        >>> from langchain.evaluation.criteria import CriteriaEvalChain
        >>> llm = OpenAI()
        >>> criteria = "conciseness"