Reasoning modes

Control how the chatbot reasons through questions with three modes: Auto, Instant, and Think.

Available modes

Mode	Description	Interactions per question
Auto (default)	Balances speed and quality. The system determines the appropriate reasoning depth.	1
Instant	Fast answers for simple questions and quick lookups.	1
Think	Deep reasoning for complex technical questions. Takes longer but more accurate.	4-8

Enable reasoning modes

important

Only Administrator or Maintainer roles can manage projects. See Manage roles.

1. In the Biel.ai dashboard, select your project.
2. Click Settings.
3. Under LLM Settings, check Enable think mode.
4. Click Save.

Once enabled, users can select their preferred mode from the settings icon in the chat widget header. The selection persists across page reloads.

Widget attributes

Control reasoning mode behavior with these <biel-button> attributes:

Attribute	Default	Description
think-mode-enabled	false	Set Think mode as the default instead of Auto.
hide-settings-button	false	Hide the settings button so users can't change the mode.

Set Think mode as default:

<biel-button
  project="my-project"
  think-mode-enabled="true"
>Ask AI</biel-button>

Force Think mode for all questions

Combine both attributes to always use Think mode without letting users change it. This increases interaction usage by 4-8x per question.

<biel-button
  project="my-project"
  think-mode-enabled="true"
  hide-settings-button="true"
>Ask AI</biel-button>