diff --git a/examples/openrouter_reasoning.rs b/examples/openrouter_reasoning.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f5e258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openrouter_reasoning.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+use openai_api_rs::v1::api::OpenAIClient;
+use openai_api_rs::v1::chat_completion::{self, ChatCompletionRequest, Reasoning, ReasoningMode, ReasoningEffort};
+use std::env;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let api_key = env::var("OPENROUTER_API_KEY").unwrap().to_string();
+    let mut client = OpenAIClient::builder()
+        .with_endpoint("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1")
+        .with_api_key(api_key)
+        .build()?;
+
+    // Example 1: Using reasoning with effort
+    let mut req = ChatCompletionRequest::new(
+        "x-ai/grok-2-1212".to_string(), // Grok model that supports reasoning
+        vec![chat_completion::ChatCompletionMessage {
+            role: chat_completion::MessageRole::user,
+            content: chat_completion::Content::Text(String::from("Explain quantum computing in simple terms.")),
+            name: None,
+            tool_calls: None,
+            tool_call_id: None,
+        }],
+    );
+    
+    // Set reasoning with high effort
+    req.reasoning = Some(Reasoning {
+        mode: Some(ReasoningMode::Effort {
+            effort: ReasoningEffort::High,
+        }),
+        exclude: Some(false), // Include reasoning in response
+        enabled: None,
+    });
+
+    let result = client.chat_completion(req).await?;
+    println!("Content: {:?}", result.choices[0].message.content);
+    
+    // Example 2: Using reasoning with max_tokens
+    let mut req2 = ChatCompletionRequest::new(
+        "anthropic/claude-3.7-sonnet".to_string(), // Claude model that supports max_tokens
+        vec![chat_completion::ChatCompletionMessage {
+            role: chat_completion::MessageRole::user,
+            content: chat_completion::Content::Text(String::from("What's the most efficient sorting algorithm?")),
+            name: None,
+            tool_calls: None,
+            tool_call_id: None,
+        }],
+    );
+    
+    // Set reasoning with max_tokens
+    req2.reasoning = Some(Reasoning {
+        mode: Some(ReasoningMode::MaxTokens {
+            max_tokens: 2000,
+        }),
+        exclude: None,
+        enabled: None,
+    });
+
+    let result2 = client.chat_completion(req2).await?;
+    println!("Content: {:?}", result2.choices[0].message.content);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// OPENROUTER_API_KEY=xxxx cargo run --package openai-api-rs --example openrouter_reasoning
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/v1/chat_completion.rs b/src/v1/chat_completion.rs
index 8b3deb1..ad8dbd5 100644
--- a/src/v1/chat_completion.rs
+++ b/src/v1/chat_completion.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,35 @@ pub enum ToolChoiceType {
     ToolChoice { tool: Tool },
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum ReasoningEffort {
+    Low,
+    Medium,
+    High,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum ReasoningMode {
+    Effort {
+        effort: ReasoningEffort,
+    },
+    MaxTokens {
+        max_tokens: i64,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct Reasoning {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub mode: Option<ReasoningMode>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub exclude: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub enabled: Option<bool>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct ChatCompletionRequest {
     pub model: String,
@@ -50,6 +79,8 @@ pub struct ChatCompletionRequest {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_tool_choice")]
     pub tool_choice: Option<ToolChoiceType>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub reasoning: Option<Reasoning>,
 }
 
 impl ChatCompletionRequest {
@@ -72,6 +103,7 @@ impl ChatCompletionRequest {
             tools: None,
             parallel_tool_calls: None,
             tool_choice: None,
+            reasoning: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -92,7 +124,8 @@ impl_builder_methods!(
     seed: i64,
     tools: Vec<Tool>,
     parallel_tool_calls: bool,
-    tool_choice: ToolChoiceType
+    tool_choice: ToolChoiceType,
+    reasoning: Reasoning
 );
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -318,3 +351,80 @@ pub struct Tool {
 pub enum ToolType {
     Function,
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reasoning_effort_serialization() {
+        let reasoning = Reasoning {
+            mode: Some(ReasoningMode::Effort {
+                effort: ReasoningEffort::High,
+            }),
+            exclude: Some(false),
+            enabled: None,
+        };
+        
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_value(&reasoning).unwrap();
+        let expected = json!({
+            "effort": "high",
+            "exclude": false
+        });
+        
+        assert_eq!(serialized, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reasoning_max_tokens_serialization() {
+        let reasoning = Reasoning {
+            mode: Some(ReasoningMode::MaxTokens {
+                max_tokens: 2000,
+            }),
+            exclude: None,
+            enabled: Some(true),
+        };
+        
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_value(&reasoning).unwrap();
+        let expected = json!({
+            "max_tokens": 2000,
+            "enabled": true
+        });
+        
+        assert_eq!(serialized, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reasoning_deserialization() {
+        let json_str = r#"{"effort": "medium", "exclude": true}"#;
+        let reasoning: Reasoning = serde_json::from_str(json_str).unwrap();
+        
+        match reasoning.mode {
+            Some(ReasoningMode::Effort { effort }) => {
+                assert_eq!(effort, ReasoningEffort::Medium);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("Expected effort mode"),
+        }
+        assert_eq!(reasoning.exclude, Some(true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chat_completion_request_with_reasoning() {
+        let mut req = ChatCompletionRequest::new(
+            "gpt-4".to_string(),
+            vec![],
+        );
+        
+        req.reasoning = Some(Reasoning {
+            mode: Some(ReasoningMode::Effort {
+                effort: ReasoningEffort::Low,
+            }),
+            exclude: None,
+            enabled: None,
+        });
+        
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_value(&req).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(serialized["reasoning"]["effort"], "low");
+    }
+}