Glossary · Artificial Intelligence
What is Context Window?
The maximum amount of text a language model can consider at one time.
In more detail
It includes your prompt, the chat history, any pasted documents and the model’s reply. Long chats can push early details out of focus.
Example
Pasting a 50-page PDF uses a large share of the context window.
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