> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.praison.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Max Tokens

> Control maximum output tokens for agent responses

The `--max-tokens` flag controls the maximum number of output tokens for agent responses.

## Quick Start

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
praisonai "Write a detailed essay" --max-tokens 8000
```

## Usage

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
praisonai "<prompt>" --max-tokens <number> [options]
```

## Options

| Option         | Description           | Default |
| -------------- | --------------------- | ------- |
| `--max-tokens` | Maximum output tokens | 16000   |

## Examples

### Short Response

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
praisonai "Summarize in brief" --max-tokens 500
```

### Long-form Content

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
praisonai "Write comprehensive documentation" --max-tokens 32000
```

### With Research

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
praisonai "Deep research on AI" --research --max-tokens 20000
```

## Token Limits by Model

| Model             | Max Output Tokens |
| ----------------- | ----------------- |
| gpt-4o            | 16,384            |
| gpt-4o-mini       | 16,384            |
| claude-3-5-sonnet | 8,192             |
| gemini-2.0-flash  | 8,192             |

<Warning>
  Setting max-tokens higher than the model's limit will be capped automatically.
</Warning>