diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5400273..75117d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ worklist:
   field_allowlist: []           # restrict to specific field IDs while testing
 
 concurrency:
-  workers: 8                    # ThreadPoolExecutor size
-  limits: { sql: 6, gemini: 4 } # see "Concurrency model" below
+  workers: 12                   # ThreadPoolExecutor size
+  limits: { sql: 6, gemini: 12 } # see "Concurrency model" below
   gemini_requests_per_minute: 60
 
 retry:
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 1e40d92..d0f534e 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ llm:
     anthropic_model: claude-opus-4-5
     gemini_model: gemini-2.5-pro
     max_tokens: 5120
-    thinking_budget: 9216
+    thinking_budget: 8192
     temperature: 0.0
 
 # ── Crop-first worklist ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ worklist:
 # collection is vectorised with text2vec-palm (gemini-embedding-001) using the
 # same GEMINI_API_KEY — they share one quota.
 concurrency:
-  workers: 8
+  workers: 12
   limits:
     sql: 6
-    gemini: 4
+    gemini: 12
   gemini_requests_per_minute: 60
 
 # ── Retry policy for transient LLM / Weaviate / SQL failures ──────────────────