ChatGPT & OpenAI
Temperature
Definition
A setting that influences how predictable or varied a model’s next-word choices may be.
Visual example
Spice dial = temperature
The kitchen connection
Think of the creativity and spice dial.
The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.
- 01 · Who or what
- Spice dial = temperature
- 02 · What happens
- Changes how varied choices become
- 03 · The result
- Makes answers steadier or wilder
Why it matters
It lets users tune how predictable or exploratory a model's responses feel.