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Generates a summary in English for a given text.
The name of the project that is making the request.
The text to generate a summary for. Can be up to 100,000 characters long. Currently the only supported language is English.
medium
One of short
, medium
, long
, or auto
defaults to auto
. Indicates the approximate length of the summary. If auto
is selected, the best option will be picked based on the input text.
paragraph
One of paragraph
, bullets
, or auto
, defaults to auto
. Indicates the style in which the summary will be delivered - in a free form paragraph or in bullet points. If auto
is selected, the best option will be picked based on the input text.
The identifier of the model to generate the summary with. Currently available models are command
(default), command-nightly
(experimental), command-light
, and command-light-nightly
(experimental). Smaller, “light” models are faster, while larger models will perform better.
low
One of low
, medium
, high
, or auto
, defaults to auto
. Controls how close to the original text the summary is. high
extractiveness summaries will lean towards reusing sentences verbatim, while low
extractiveness summaries will tend to paraphrase more. If auto
is selected, the best option will be picked based on the input text.
Ranges from 0 to 5. Controls the randomness of the output. Lower values tend to generate more “predictable” output, while higher values tend to generate more “creative” output. The sweet spot is typically between 0 and 1.
A free-form instruction for modifying how the summaries get generated. Should complete the sentence “Generate a summary _“. Eg. “focusing on the next steps” or “written by Yoda”
OK
Generated ID for the summary
Generated summary for the text