Conversational ScorerLLM-as-Judge

ConversationRelevancyScorer

Assesses how relevant each response is to the current conversation context and user query. Evaluates whether responses stay on topic, address the user's actual question, and maintain thematic coherence with the ongoing dialogue.

Overview

Assesses how relevant each response is to the current conversation context and user query. Evaluates whether responses stay on topic, address the user's actual question, and maintain thematic coherence with the ongoing dialogue.

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Use Cases

  • RAG-based question answering systems
  • Conversational AI quality assessment

How It Works

This scorer uses LLM-as-Judge technology to evaluate responses. It prompts a large language model with specific evaluation criteria and the content to assess, then analyzes the LLM's judgment to produce a score and detailed reasoning.

Input Schema

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
output_textstrYesThe model's response to evaluate
expected_outputstrNoExpected response for comparison
context.conversationConversationYesConversation object with turns history

Output Schema

FieldTypeDescription
scorefloatRelevancy score (0-10)
passedboolTrue if sufficiently relevant
reasoningstrRelevancy analysis
metadatadictRelevancy details

Score Interpretation

Default threshold: 7/10

9-10ExcellentResponse fully meets all evaluation criteria
7-8GoodResponse meets most criteria with minor issues
5-6FairResponse partially meets criteria, needs improvement
3-4PoorResponse has significant issues
0-2FailingResponse fails to meet basic criteria

Frequently Asked Questions

When should I use this scorer?

Use ConversationRelevancyScorer when you need to evaluate conversational and rag aspects of your AI outputs. It's particularly useful for rag-based question answering systems.

Why doesn't this scorer need expected output?

This scorer evaluates quality aspects that don't require comparison against a reference answer. It uses the system prompt and context as the implicit ground truth.

Can I customize the threshold?

Yes, the default threshold of 7 can be customized when configuring the scorer.

Quick Info

CategoryConversational
Evaluation TypeLLM-as-Judge
Requires Expected OutputNo
Default Threshold7/10

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