Imagine you’re telling a story with a friend who helps decide what happens next. The “temperature” setting controls how *wild or predictable* your friend’s ideas are.

Low Temperature (like 0.1):
Your friend only suggests things that are super obvious or safe, like “then the hero wins easily.” It’s boring but makes total sense—no surprises! This is the temperature you would use for scientific data or any kind of research that should be only fact-based and unbiased.
Use Case: This is a good choice when dry, clinical responses are required. for instance when doing legal research or when analyzing financial or medical data.

Medium Temperature (like 0.7):
Your friend balances ideas—they might say, “the hero uses a cool trick to win!” It’s creative but still logical. This is what most people use because it’s just right.
Use Case: Most people use this for emails or ideas—they want something smart but not too crazy.

High Temperature (like 1.5+):
Your friend starts getting *weirdly creative*—they might suggest the hero fights a giant marshmallow or suddenly turns into a cat. The story becomes fun but might not make much sense anymore.
Use Case: Artists or game designers might use this for fun, weird ideas—but then they’ll clean up the nonsense later.

Think of temperature like a volume knob for creativity: turn it down for safety, crank it up for crazy ideas (but expect some nonsense). Use this to decide how “silly” or “smart” an AI should act.

Temperature Range:
The typical temperature range for AI models is between 0 and 2.

  • Minimum: Technically, it can’t be 0 because of calculation issues (dividing by zero). In practice, it’s often set to a very low value like 0.1 or slightly above, which makes the model pick the most likely choice almost every time.
  • Maximum: The upper limit is usually 2, beyond which outputs may become too random or nonsensical.

For most users, setting temperatures between 0.1 and 2 works well:

  • 0.1: Predictable & safe
  • 0.7: Balanced (creative but logical)
  • 1: Default “standard” randomness
  • 2: Very creative (or chaotic)