Telling an Agent It Has 1M Tokens Multiplies Its Reasoning 3-5x

An experiment by Paras Chopra found that simply telling an agent its token budget—1 million vs less—made it reason 3-5 times longer, with identical underlying models and settings.

2026-09-10 ~ 2026-09-10 · 2 related posts

• Tell an agent it has 1M token budget and it reasons 3-5x longer: a metacognition experiment — paraschopra · 2026-09-10

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