TechniquesLast updated: April 2026
Temperature
A setting that controls how creative or predictable an AI's responses are.
In Plain English
Temperature is a setting (usually 0 to 1 or 0 to 2) that affects the randomness of AI outputs. Lower temperature (like 0.2) makes responses more focused and deterministic — the AI picks the most likely words. Higher temperature (like 0.8) makes responses more creative and varied but potentially less accurate. For factual tasks, use low temperature; for creative writing, try higher.
💡Real-World Example
Setting temperature to 0 will make the AI give nearly identical answers each time. Setting it to 1 produces more varied, surprising responses.
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