--- title: A Google Gemini model now has a “dial” to adjust how... description: Google's latest update to its Gemini AI model features a dial to control the degree of reasoning applied to responses, aiming to reduce costs and mitigate... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-google-gemini-model-now-has-a-dial-to-adjust-how-much-it-reasons-er2u4kkuz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Google Gemini model now has a “dial” to adjust how much it reasons | daily.dev og:description: Google's latest update to its Gemini AI model features a dial to control the degree of reasoning applied to responses, aiming to reduce costs and mitigate... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-google-gemini-model-now-has-a-dial-to-adjust-how-much-it-reasons-er2u4kkuz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ER2U4kkUZ.png og:image:alt: A Google Gemini model now has a “dial” to adjust how much it reasons og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Google Gemini model now has a “dial” to adjust how much it reasons **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google's latest update to its Gemini AI model features a dial to control the degree of reasoning applied to responses, aiming to reduce costs and mitigate overthinking. While reasoning models can enhance AI performance for complex tasks, they are prone to excessive time and resource consumption, leading to higher expenses and environmental impact. Developers can now adjust the computing power dedicated to tasks using this new feature, marking a shift towards more pragmatic use of AI models. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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