Temperature
A setting that controls how random or predictable an AI's responses are — low is focused, high is creative and varied.
01 Definition
Temperature is a number (usually 0 to 1 or 0 to 2) that controls randomness in an AI model's output. Low temperature makes responses more focused, consistent, and predictable; high temperature makes them more varied, surprising, and creative — at the cost of consistency.
02 Why It Matters
If you need consistent, factual answers (like data extraction), you want low temperature; if you want creative brainstorming or varied writing, higher temperature helps.
03 Example
Temperature 0 for a customer-support bot giving consistent answers; temperature 0.9 for brainstorming creative story ideas.