Clarifying Temperature Settings in Model Options: What Do They Mean?

Mike F. · 2025-01-16 19:52:26.965623+00

How do the model settings’ Temperature options translate to numbers? What number is “high”? Why not just show the actual numbers?

Clarifying Temperature Settings in Model Options: What Do They Mean? | Clay

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Mark L.
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Michael, I believe this was just a UI decision to make it easier to interact with. Curious, do you often do decimal-level temperature tuning in your prompts?
Mike F.
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Yes. I most often use 1 though. Would like to know if “High” is 1 or .8 or whatever.
Bo (.
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Hey! Totally get it. Before I can give you the exact numbers, could you let me know which model you're using? The mapping between "High" and numerical values actually varies between different models. Once I know which one, I'll get you the precise temperature value so you can match your preferred settings.
Mike F.
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I’m using GPT 4o and Claude 3.5 Haiku. Thanks!
Bo (.
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Hey Michael! I've asked our team about the specific mappings and will update you as soon as I hear back from them. Thanks for bringing this up!
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Bo (.
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Hey there - I noticed you just reopened the ticket, Is there anything we can do for you?
Mike F.
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Yes I’d like to know how “High” etc. map to temperature number
Bo (.
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You're absolutely right. Let me check again. Very sorry for this auto-close, Michael. I just followed up with the team again!
Mike F.
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any update here?
LuisArturo
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Hey there Michael, jumping in for Bo here, the values for the AI temperate in Clay are Very low = .2, Low = .4, Medium = .6 , High = .8 and Very high =1
Mike F.
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Thank you!
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