# Levels of thinking in a custom provider (custom models).

**URL:** <https://forum.qoder.com/t/levels-of-thinking-in-a-custom-provider-custom-models/12690>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** quest-mode, agent, others\
**Created:** [September 20, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.qoder.com/t/levels-of-thinking-in-a-custom-provider-custom-models/12690 "2026-09-20T10:22:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.qoder.com/t/levels-of-thinking-in-a-custom-provider-custom-models/12690/1 "2026-09-20T10:22:29Z")

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Why are the thinking levels pre-defined? Some models don’t support ‘xhigh’, using ‘max’ instead. It’s a classic case—Gemini 3.8 Flash doesn’t support ‘High’, only ‘HIGH’ or ‘LOW’.