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1212The effort parameter lets you control how many tokens Claude spends when responding to requests. You can trade off between response thoroughness and token efficiency with a single model. The effort parameter is available on all supported models with no beta header required.
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15 For how effort interacts with thinking and which control to reach for, see [Thinking and effort](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/thinking#thinking-and-effort). Where adaptive thinking is available, effort is the recommended way to control thinking depth.
15 To learn how effort interacts with thinking and which control to reach for, see [Thinking and effort](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/thinking#thinking-and-effort). Where adaptive thinking is available, effort is the recommended way to control thinking depth.
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1818## How effort works