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title: "BaseReasoningConfig"
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## Fields

| Field                                                                                                                                                                                        | Type                                                                                                                                                                                         | Required                                                                                                                                                                                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                  | Example                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| `effort`                                                                                                                                                                                     | [OptionalNullable[components.ReasoningEffort]](../components/reasoningeffort.mdx)                                                                                                             | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                           | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                          | medium                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `mode`                                                                                                                                                                                       | [OptionalNullable[components.ReasoningMode]](../components/reasoningmode.mdx)                                                                                                                 | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                           | Selects the reasoning mode. `standard` is the default; `pro` engages deeper reasoning on models that support it, billed at standard token rates. Only supported by OpenAI GPT-5.6 and newer. | standard                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `summary`                                                                                                                                                                                    | [OptionalNullable[components.ReasoningSummaryVerbosity]](../components/reasoningsummaryverbosity.mdx)                                                                                         | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                           | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                          | auto                                                                                                                                                                                         |