# Generation\_max\_length, generation\_num\_beams meaning in seq2seq

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**Created:** [December 25, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/generation-max-length-generation-num-beams-meaning-in-seq2seq/66931 "2023-12-25T03:26:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/generation-max-length-generation-num-beams-meaning-in-seq2seq/66931/1 "2023-12-25T03:26:07Z")

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Hello, I am doing translation model right now and I need clarification about these twos args in Seq2SeqTrainingArguments.

What is the meaning of **generation\_max\_length** and **generation\_num\_beams**. Can someone explain me? I feel like the documentation explanation is not enough

THANKS