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Ask a real AI model

Type a question. The reply streams in like any chatbot, from OpenAI’s API.

Ask a question. When the reply arrives, a walkthrough shows how it was made, step by step, using your own message and the real data behind the reply.

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How it works

After a reply arrives, this panel walks through how it was made, step by step, using your own message and the real data behind the reply.

What this app sends: its , the chat so far, and your message.

Recorded

Your message is split into , the small pieces of text a model works with.

Calculated

At every step, the real options for the next token, as percentages. Drawings of the in between are examples.

CalculatedExample

A adds one token at a time, until the reply ends.

Recorded

Every value is labeled Recorded, Calculated, Reference, or Example, always as a word, never just a color.