diff --git a/src/ragas/llms/base.py b/src/ragas/llms/base.py
index 8b00ffd8ea..ccea5e78e8 100644
--- a/src/ragas/llms/base.py
+++ b/src/ragas/llms/base.py
@@ -51,33 +51,35 @@ def set_run_config(self, run_config: RunConfig):
 
     def get_temperature(self, n: int) -> float:
         """Return the temperature to use for completion based on n."""
-        return 0.3 if n > 1 else 1e-8
+        return 0.3 if n > 1 else 0.01
 
     @abstractmethod
     def generate_text(
         self,
         prompt: PromptValue,
         n: int = 1,
-        temperature: float = 1e-8,
+        temperature: float = 0.01,
         stop: t.Optional[t.List[str]] = None,
         callbacks: Callbacks = None,
-    ) -> LLMResult: ...
+    ) -> LLMResult:
+        ...
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def agenerate_text(
         self,
         prompt: PromptValue,
         n: int = 1,
-        temperature: float = 1e-8,
+        temperature: float = 0.01,
         stop: t.Optional[t.List[str]] = None,
         callbacks: Callbacks = None,
-    ) -> LLMResult: ...
+    ) -> LLMResult:
+        ...
 
     async def generate(
         self,
         prompt: PromptValue,
         n: int = 1,
-        temperature: float = 1e-8,
+        temperature: float = 0.01,
         stop: t.Optional[t.List[str]] = None,
         callbacks: Callbacks = None,
         is_async: bool = True,
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ def generate_text(
         self,
         prompt: PromptValue,
         n: int = 1,
-        temperature: float = 1e-8,
+        temperature: float = 0.01,
         stop: t.Optional[t.List[str]] = None,
         callbacks: Callbacks = None,
     ) -> LLMResult:
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ async def agenerate_text(
         self,
         prompt: PromptValue,
         n: int = 1,
-        temperature: float = 1e-8,
+        temperature: float = 0.01,
         stop: t.Optional[t.List[str]] = None,
         callbacks: Callbacks = None,
     ) -> LLMResult: