diff --git a/src/backend/routers/chat.py b/src/backend/routers/chat.py
index dd88fb1cb8..85ae6e0a26 100644
--- a/src/backend/routers/chat.py
+++ b/src/backend/routers/chat.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any, Generator
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from sse_starlette.sse import EventSourceResponse
 
 from backend.chat.custom.custom import CustomChat
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 async def chat_stream(
     session: DBSessionDep,
     chat_request: CohereChatRequest,
-    request: Request,
     ctx: Context = Depends(get_context),
 ) -> Generator[ChatResponseEvent, Any, None]:
     """
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ async def chat_stream(
         managed_tools,
         next_message_position,
         ctx,
-    ) = process_chat(session, chat_request, request, ctx)
+    ) = process_chat(session, chat_request, ctx)
 
     return EventSourceResponse(
         generate_chat_stream(
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ async def chat_stream(
 async def regenerate_chat_stream(
     session: DBSessionDep,
     chat_request: CohereChatRequest,
-    request: Request,
     ctx: Context = Depends(get_context),
 ) -> EventSourceResponse:
     """
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ async def regenerate_chat_stream(
         previous_response_message_ids,
         managed_tools,
         ctx,
-    ) = process_message_regeneration(session, chat_request, request, ctx)
+    ) = process_message_regeneration(session, chat_request, ctx)
 
     return EventSourceResponse(
         generate_chat_stream(
@@ -155,7 +153,6 @@ async def regenerate_chat_stream(
 async def chat(
     session: DBSessionDep,
     chat_request: CohereChatRequest,
-    request: Request,
     ctx: Context = Depends(get_context),
 ) -> NonStreamedChatResponse:
     """
@@ -197,7 +194,7 @@ async def chat(
         managed_tools,
         next_message_position,
         ctx,
-    ) = process_chat(session, chat_request, request, ctx)
+    ) = process_chat(session, chat_request, ctx)
 
     response = await generate_chat_response(
         session,
diff --git a/src/backend/services/chat.py b/src/backend/services/chat.py
index 8f28bae183..06e149a1a6 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/chat.py
+++ b/src/backend/services/chat.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import nltk
 from cohere.types import StreamedChatResponse
-from fastapi import HTTPException, Request
+from fastapi import HTTPException
 from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
 
 from backend.chat.collate import to_dict
@@ -74,19 +74,17 @@ def generate_tools_preamble(chat_request: CohereChatRequest) -> str:
 
 def process_chat(
     session: DBSessionDep,
-    chat_request: BaseChatRequest,
-    request: Request,
+    chat_request: CohereChatRequest,
     ctx: Context,
 ) -> tuple[
-    DBSessionDep, BaseChatRequest, Union[list[str], None], Message, str, str, dict
+    DBSessionDep, CohereChatRequest, Union[list[str], None], Message, str, str, Context
 ]:
     """
     Process a chat request.
 
     Args:
-        chat_request (BaseChatRequest): Chat request data.
+        chat_request (CohereChatRequest): Chat request data.
         session (DBSessionDep): Database session.
-        request (Request): Request object.
         ctx (Context): Context object.
 
     Returns:
@@ -124,6 +122,10 @@ def process_chat(
         chat_request.model = agent.model
         chat_request.preamble = agent.preamble
 
+        # If temperature is not defined in the chat request, use the temperature from the agent
+        if not chat_request.temperature:
+            chat_request.temperature = agent.temperature
+
     should_store = chat_request.chat_history is None and not is_custom_tool_call(
         chat_request
     )
@@ -193,7 +195,6 @@ def process_chat(
 def process_message_regeneration(
     session: DBSessionDep,
     chat_request: CohereChatRequest,
-    request: Request,
     ctx: Context,
 ) -> tuple[Any, CohereChatRequest, Message, list[str], bool, Context]:
     """
@@ -202,7 +203,6 @@ def process_message_regeneration(
     Args:
         session (DBSessionDep): Database session.
         chat_request (CohereChatRequest): Chat request data.
-        request (Request): Request object.
         ctx (Context): Context object.
 
     Returns:
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ def process_message_regeneration(
         # Set the agent settings in the chat request
         chat_request.preamble = agent.preamble
 
+        # If temperature is not defined in the chat request, use the temperature from the agent
+        if not chat_request.temperature:
+            chat_request.temperature = agent.temperature
+
     conversation_id = chat_request.conversation_id
     ctx.with_conversation_id(conversation_id)
 
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/unit/factories/agent.py b/src/backend/tests/unit/factories/agent.py
index 14e74e67e2..71c0d256e9 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/unit/factories/agent.py
+++ b/src/backend/tests/unit/factories/agent.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Meta:
     description = factory.Faker("sentence")
     preamble = factory.Faker("sentence")
     version = factory.Faker("random_int")
-    temperature = factory.Faker("pyfloat")
+    temperature = factory.Faker("pyfloat", min_value=0.0, max_value=1.0)
     created_at = factory.Faker("date_time")
     updated_at = factory.Faker("date_time")
     tools = factory.List(
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/unit/routers/test_chat.py b/src/backend/tests/unit/routers/test_chat.py
index ef8b020345..3753e63622 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/unit/routers/test_chat.py
+++ b/src/backend/tests/unit/routers/test_chat.py
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ def test_streaming_fail_chat_missing_message(
                 "loc": ["body", "message"],
                 "msg": "Field required",
                 "input": {},
-                "url": "https://errors.pydantic.dev/2.10/v/missing",
             }
         ]
     }
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/(chat)/Chat.tsx b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/(chat)/Chat.tsx
index 9d0a5aa71b..a17ae38716 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/(chat)/Chat.tsx
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/(chat)/Chat.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const Chat: React.FC<{ agentId?: string; conversationId?: string }> = ({
     const fileIds = conversation?.files.map((file) => file.id);
 
     setParams({
+      temperature: agent?.temperature,
       tools: agentTools,
       fileIds,
     });
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/edit/[agentId]/UpdateAgent.tsx b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/edit/[agentId]/UpdateAgent.tsx
index 76a66930b8..0f17fcec0d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/edit/[agentId]/UpdateAgent.tsx
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/edit/[agentId]/UpdateAgent.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import { AgentSettingsFields, AgentSettingsForm } from '@/components/AgentSettin
 import { MobileHeader } from '@/components/Global';
 import { DeleteAgent } from '@/components/Modals/DeleteAgent';
 import { Button, Icon, Spinner, Text } from '@/components/UI';
-import { DEFAULT_AGENT_MODEL, DEPLOYMENT_COHERE_PLATFORM } from '@/constants';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_AGENT_MODEL,
+  DEFAULT_AGENT_TEMPERATURE,
+  DEPLOYMENT_COHERE_PLATFORM,
+} from '@/constants';
 import { useContextStore } from '@/context';
 import { useIsAgentNameUnique, useNotify, useUpdateAgent } from '@/hooks';
 
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ export const UpdateAgent: React.FC<Props> = ({ agent }) => {
     description: agent.description,
     deployment: agent.deployment ?? DEPLOYMENT_COHERE_PLATFORM,
     model: agent.model ?? DEFAULT_AGENT_MODEL,
+    temperature: agent.temperature ?? DEFAULT_AGENT_TEMPERATURE,
     tools: agent.tools,
     preamble: agent.preamble,
     tools_metadata: agent.tools_metadata,
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/new/CreateAgent.tsx b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/new/CreateAgent.tsx
index fddd3035f6..6bb4a8c059 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/new/CreateAgent.tsx
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/app/(main)/new/CreateAgent.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Button, Icon, Text } from '@/components/UI';
 import {
   BACKGROUND_TOOLS,
   DEFAULT_AGENT_MODEL,
+  DEFAULT_AGENT_TEMPERATURE,
   DEFAULT_PREAMBLE,
   DEPLOYMENT_COHERE_PLATFORM,
 } from '@/constants';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const DEFAULT_FIELD_VALUES = {
   preamble: DEFAULT_PREAMBLE,
   deployment: DEPLOYMENT_COHERE_PLATFORM,
   model: DEFAULT_AGENT_MODEL,
+  temperature: DEFAULT_AGENT_TEMPERATURE,
   tools: BACKGROUND_TOOLS,
   is_private: false,
 };
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/ConfigStep.tsx b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/ConfigStep.tsx
index 8c5ca8ade9..1581cca22c 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/ConfigStep.tsx
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/ConfigStep.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { AgentSettingsFields } from '@/components/AgentSettingsForm';
-import { Dropdown } from '@/components/UI';
+import { Dropdown, Slider } from '@/components/UI';
 import { useListAllDeployments } from '@/hooks';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 export const ConfigStep: React.FC<Props> = ({ fields, setFields }) => {
-  const [selectedValue, setSelectedValue] = useState<string | undefined>(fields.model);
+  const [selectedModelValue, setSelectedModelValue] = useState<string | undefined>(fields.model);
+  const [selectedTemperatureValue, setSelectedTemperatureValue] = useState<number | undefined>(
+    fields.temperature
+  );
 
   const { data: deployments } = useListAllDeployments();
 
@@ -27,12 +30,23 @@ export const ConfigStep: React.FC<Props> = ({ fields, setFields }) => {
       <Dropdown
         label="Model"
         options={modelOptions ?? []}
-        value={selectedValue}
+        value={selectedModelValue}
         onChange={(model) => {
           setFields({ ...fields, model: model });
-          setSelectedValue(model);
+          setSelectedModelValue(model);
         }}
       />
+      <Slider
+        label="Temperature"
+        min={0}
+        max={1.0}
+        step={0.1}
+        value={selectedTemperatureValue || 0}
+        onChange={(temperature) => {
+          setFields({ ...fields, temperature: temperature });
+          setSelectedTemperatureValue(temperature);
+        }}
+      ></Slider>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/index.tsx b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/index.tsx
index c945b958a1..0c235c56a1 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/index.tsx
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/AgentSettingsForm/index.tsx
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ type RequiredAndNotNull<T> = {
 type RequireAndNotNullSome<T, K extends keyof T> = RequiredAndNotNull<Pick<T, K>> & Omit<T, K>;
 
 type CreateAgentSettingsFields = RequireAndNotNullSome<
-  Omit<CreateAgentRequest, 'version' | 'temperature'>,
-  'name' | 'model' | 'deployment'
+  Omit<CreateAgentRequest, 'version'>,
+  'name' | 'model' | 'deployment' | 'temperature'
 >;
 
 type UpdateAgentSettingsFields = RequireAndNotNullSome<
-  Omit<UpdateAgentRequest, 'version' | 'temperature'>,
-  'name' | 'model' | 'deployment'
+  Omit<UpdateAgentRequest, 'version'>,
+  'name' | 'model' | 'deployment' | 'temperature'
 > & { is_private?: boolean };
 
 export type AgentSettingsFields = CreateAgentSettingsFields | UpdateAgentSettingsFields;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/UI/Slider.tsx b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/UI/Slider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a852cd91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/UI/Slider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { InputLabel, Text } from '@/components/UI';
+import { cn } from '@/utils';
+
+type Props = {
+  label: string;
+  min: number;
+  max: number;
+  step: number;
+  value: number;
+  onChange: (value: number) => void;
+  sublabel?: string;
+  className?: string;
+  tooltipLabel?: React.ReactNode;
+  formatValue?: (value: number) => string;
+};
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Renders a slider with a label, a minimum, maximum and step value, and optional subLabel and tooltip.
+ * Styling for the thumb is located in main.css
+ */
+export const Slider: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  label,
+  sublabel,
+  min,
+  max,
+  step,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  tooltipLabel,
+  formatValue,
+  className = '',
+}) => {
+  // if `max` is changed dynamically don't allow the value to surpass it
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (value > max) onChange(Math.min(value, max));
+  }, [max, onChange, value]);
+
+  // if `min` is changed dynamically don't allow the value to go below it
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (value < min) onChange(Math.max(value, min));
+  }, [min, onChange, value]);
+
+  const handleChange = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const value = Number(e.target.value);
+
+    onChange(value);
+  };
+
+  const ticks = useMemo(() => {
+    return Array.from({ length: (max - min) / step + 1 }, (_, i) => {
+      return i * step + min;
+    });
+  }, [max, min, step]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cn('flex flex-col space-y-4', className)}>
+      <div className="flex w-full items-center justify-between">
+        <InputLabel label={label} tooltipLabel={tooltipLabel} sublabel={sublabel} />
+        <Text>{formatValue ? formatValue(value) : value}</Text>
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center">
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          value={value}
+          max={max}
+          min={min}
+          step={step}
+          onChange={handleChange}
+          className={cn(
+            'flex w-full cursor-pointer appearance-none items-center rounded-lg border outline-none active:cursor-grabbing',
+            'focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-1 focus-visible:outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-volcanic-100'
+          )}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/UI/index.ts b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/UI/index.ts
index c2c152b359..2ba8c52615 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/UI/index.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/components/UI/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export * from './RadioGroup';
 export * from './Shortcut';
 export * from './ShowStepsToggle';
 export * from './Skeleton';
+export * from './Slider';
 export * from './Spinner';
 export * from './Switch';
 export * from './Tabs';
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/constants/conversation.ts b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/constants/conversation.ts
index 5947da1062..b1c4c4771e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/constants/conversation.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/constants/conversation.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { FileAccept } from '@/components/UI';
 export const DEFAULT_CONVERSATION_NAME = 'New Conversation';
 export const DEFAULT_AGENT_MODEL = 'command-r-plus';
 export const DEFAULT_AGENT_ID = 'default';
+export const DEFAULT_AGENT_TEMPERATURE = 0.3;
 export const DEFAULT_TYPING_VELOCITY = 35;
 export const CONVERSATION_HISTORY_OFFSET = 100;
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/stores/slices/paramsSlice.ts b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/stores/slices/paramsSlice.ts
index 9146bc01f3..df0e8f20ee 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/stores/slices/paramsSlice.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/assistants_web/src/stores/slices/paramsSlice.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { StateCreator } from 'zustand';
 
-import { CohereChatRequest, DEFAULT_CHAT_TEMPERATURE } from '@/cohere-client';
+import { CohereChatRequest } from '@/cohere-client';
 
 import { StoreState } from '..';
 
 const INITIAL_STATE: ConfigurableParams = {
   model: undefined,
-  temperature: DEFAULT_CHAT_TEMPERATURE,
+  temperature: undefined,
   preamble: '',
   tools: [],
   fileIds: [],