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title: "BaseReasoningConfig"
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## Fields

| Field                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Required                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Example                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| `context`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | [OptionalNullable[components.ReasoningContext]](../components/reasoningcontext.mdx)                                                                                                                                                                                   | :heavy_minus_sign:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Controls which reasoning is available to the model. `auto` uses the model default (same as omitting); `all_turns` includes reasoning from earlier turns passed in input; `current_turn` limits to the current turn only. Only supported by OpenAI GPT-5.6 and newer. | all_turns                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |