Parameters

Temperature

In one line

A setting from 0-2 that controls how creative or random the AI's output is.

What does Temperature mean?

Lower temperature (0-0.3) gives focused, repeatable answers — good for facts and code. Higher temperature (0.7-1.2) gives more variety — good for brainstorming and creative writing.

A real-world example

Temperature 0 for a legal summariser; temperature 1 for a story generator.

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