diff --git a/src/shared/api.ts b/src/shared/api.ts
index 8cbfc72133..b2622d441c 100644
--- a/src/shared/api.ts
+++ b/src/shared/api.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const shouldUseReasoningEffort = ({
 }): boolean => (!!model.supportsReasoningEffort && !!settings?.reasoningEffort) || !!model.reasoningEffort
 
 export const DEFAULT_HYBRID_REASONING_MODEL_MAX_TOKENS = 16_384
-export const DEFAULT_HYBRID_REASONING_MODEL_THINKING_TOKENS = 8_192
+export const DEFAULT_HYBRID_REASONING_MODEL_THINKING_TOKENS = 128
 
 // Max Tokens
 
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ThinkingBudget.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ThinkingBudget.tsx
index 0adb62f2a0..3fbc4dddfe 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ThinkingBudget.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ThinkingBudget.tsx
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ export const ThinkingBudget = ({ apiConfiguration, setApiConfigurationField, mod
 						<div className="font-medium">{t("settings:thinkingBudget.maxThinkingTokens")}</div>
 						<div className="flex items-center gap-1" data-testid="reasoning-budget">
 							<Slider
-								min={1024}
+								min={128}
 								max={modelMaxThinkingTokens}
-								step={1024}
+								step={128}
 								value={[customMaxThinkingTokens]}
 								onValueChange={([value]) => setApiConfigurationField("modelMaxThinkingTokens", value)}
 							/>