Understanding API Endpoints and Parameters 🔍
The OpenAI API offers several endpoints for different tasks, primarily /v1/completions
, /v1/chat/completions
, and /v1/edits
. The most commonly used is /v1/completions
for generating text based on prompts. Key parameters include:
model
: Specifies the AI model (e.g.,gpt-4
,gpt-3.5-turbo
).prompt
: The input text guiding the AI.max_tokens
: Limits response length.temperature
: Controls randomness (0.0 = deterministic, 1.0 = creative).top_p
: Nucleus sampling cutoff.n
: Number of completions to generate.stop
: Sequence where the API halts generation.
Proper understanding of these parameters ensures fine-tuned control over output quality and relevance, much like adjusting a radio's frequency for optimal reception.