Glossary · Models & inference
Logits
The model's unnormalized numeric scores for candidate outcomes before a normalization function or decoding rule converts them into selections.
Why it matters
Temperature, softmax, top-k, and top-p operate on or derive from logits, so logits connect model computation to generated tokens.
In practice
Inspect logits or log probabilities when the API exposes them, apply masks before sampling, and avoid interpreting raw magnitude as calibrated confidence.
Common confusion
Logits are not probabilities and are not comparable across unrelated positions, models, or tasks without a defined transformation.
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