diff --git a/aider/models.py b/aider/models.py
index 2825b3497..b5dd7382c 100644
--- a/aider/models.py
+++ b/aider/models.py
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ MODEL_SETTINGS = [
         use_repo_map=True,
         examples_as_sys_msg=True,
         accepts_images=True,
-        max_tokens=8192,
+        extra_params={
+            "max_tokens": 8192,
+        },
         reminder="user",
     ),
     ModelSettings(
@@ -431,7 +433,9 @@ MODEL_SETTINGS = [
         use_repo_map=True,
         examples_as_sys_msg=True,
         reminder="sys",
-        max_tokens=8192,
+        extra_params={
+            "max_tokens": 8192,
+        },
     ),
     ModelSettings(
         "deepseek/deepseek-coder",
@@ -440,7 +444,9 @@ MODEL_SETTINGS = [
         examples_as_sys_msg=True,
         reminder="sys",
         caches_by_default=True,
-        max_tokens=8192,
+        extra_params={
+            "max_tokens": 8192,
+        },
     ),
     ModelSettings(
         "deepseek-chat",
@@ -448,7 +454,9 @@ MODEL_SETTINGS = [
         use_repo_map=True,
         examples_as_sys_msg=True,
         reminder="sys",
-        max_tokens=8192,
+        extra_params={
+            "max_tokens": 8192,
+        },
     ),
     ModelSettings(
         "deepseek-coder",
@@ -457,7 +465,9 @@ MODEL_SETTINGS = [
         examples_as_sys_msg=True,
         reminder="sys",
         caches_by_default=True,
-        max_tokens=8192,
+        extra_params={
+            "max_tokens": 8192,
+        },
     ),
     ModelSettings(
         "openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-coder",