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Confidence Score

Reviewed 19 July 2026 Canonical definition Part of: Agent Evaluation Terms →

A confidence score is a numeric value representing how certain a model or agent is about a particular output or decision. Low-confidence actions can be routed for human review or blocked by policy rules.

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What is Confidence Score?

A confidence score is a numeric value representing how certain a model or agent is about a particular output or decision.

How does Confidence Score work?

Low-confidence actions can be routed for human review or blocked by policy rules.

Which terms are related to Confidence Score?

Closely related concepts include Confidence Score (Agent), LLM-as-Judge, Quality Gate (AI), Regression Testing (Agent). Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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