diff --git a/pkgs/google_generative_ai/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/google_generative_ai/CHANGELOG.md
index 416a7f5..f5c3e61 100644
--- a/pkgs/google_generative_ai/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/google_generative_ai/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
   replies with more than one part.
 - Fix handling of `format` argument to `Schema.number` and `Schema.integer`.
 - Export `UsageMetadata`.
+- Include the full `GenerateContentRequest` (previously omitted
+  `safetySettings`, `generationConfig`, `tools`, `toolConfig`, and
+  `systemInstruction`) in `countTokens` requests. This aligns the token count
+  with the token count the backend will see in practice for a
+  `generateContent` request.
 
 ## 0.4.0
 
diff --git a/pkgs/google_generative_ai/lib/src/model.dart b/pkgs/google_generative_ai/lib/src/model.dart
index 79be8f1..0ec1912 100644
--- a/pkgs/google_generative_ai/lib/src/model.dart
+++ b/pkgs/google_generative_ai/lib/src/model.dart
@@ -168,23 +168,15 @@ final class GenerativeModel {
     List<Tool>? tools,
     ToolConfig? toolConfig,
   }) async {
-    safetySettings ??= _safetySettings;
-    generationConfig ??= _generationConfig;
-    tools ??= _tools;
-    toolConfig ??= _toolConfig;
-    final parameters = {
-      'contents': prompt.map((p) => p.toJson()).toList(),
-      if (safetySettings.isNotEmpty)
-        'safetySettings': safetySettings.map((s) => s.toJson()).toList(),
-      if (generationConfig != null)
-        'generationConfig': generationConfig.toJson(),
-      if (tools != null) 'tools': tools.map((t) => t.toJson()).toList(),
-      if (toolConfig != null) 'toolConfig': toolConfig.toJson(),
-      if (_systemInstruction case final systemInstruction?)
-        'systemInstruction': systemInstruction.toJson(),
-    };
-    final response =
-        await _client.makeRequest(_taskUri(Task.generateContent), parameters);
+    final response = await _client.makeRequest(
+        _taskUri(Task.generateContent),
+        _generateContentRequest(
+          prompt,
+          safetySettings: safetySettings,
+          generationConfig: generationConfig,
+          tools: tools,
+          toolConfig: toolConfig,
+        ));
     return parseGenerateContentResponse(response);
   }
 
@@ -212,23 +204,15 @@ final class GenerativeModel {
     List<Tool>? tools,
     ToolConfig? toolConfig,
   }) {
-    safetySettings ??= _safetySettings;
-    generationConfig ??= _generationConfig;
-    tools ??= _tools;
-    toolConfig ??= _toolConfig;
-    final parameters = <String, Object?>{
-      'contents': prompt.map((p) => p.toJson()).toList(),
-      if (safetySettings.isNotEmpty)
-        'safetySettings': safetySettings.map((s) => s.toJson()).toList(),
-      if (generationConfig != null)
-        'generationConfig': generationConfig.toJson(),
-      if (tools != null) 'tools': tools.map((t) => t.toJson()).toList(),
-      if (toolConfig != null) 'toolConfig': toolConfig.toJson(),
-      if (_systemInstruction case final systemInstruction?)
-        'systemInstruction': systemInstruction.toJson(),
-    };
-    final response =
-        _client.streamRequest(_taskUri(Task.streamGenerateContent), parameters);
+    final response = _client.streamRequest(
+        _taskUri(Task.streamGenerateContent),
+        _generateContentRequest(
+          prompt,
+          safetySettings: safetySettings,
+          generationConfig: generationConfig,
+          tools: tools,
+          toolConfig: toolConfig,
+        ));
     return response.map(parseGenerateContentResponse);
   }
 
@@ -237,6 +221,11 @@ final class GenerativeModel {
   /// Sends a "countTokens" API request for the configured model,
   /// and waits for the response.
   ///
+  /// The [safetySettings], [generationConfig], [tools], and [toolConfig],
+  /// override the arguments of the same name passed to the
+  /// [GenerativeModel.new] constructor. Each argument, when non-null,
+  /// overrides the model level configuration in its entirety.
+  ///
   /// Example:
   /// ```dart
   /// final promptContent = [Content.text(prompt)];
@@ -249,12 +238,22 @@ final class GenerativeModel {
   ///   print(response.text);
   /// }
   /// ```
-  Future<CountTokensResponse> countTokens(Iterable<Content> contents) async {
-    final parameters = <String, Object?>{
-      'contents': contents.map((c) => c.toJson()).toList()
-    };
-    final response =
-        await _client.makeRequest(_taskUri(Task.countTokens), parameters);
+  Future<CountTokensResponse> countTokens(
+    Iterable<Content> contents, {
+    List<SafetySetting>? safetySettings,
+    GenerationConfig? generationConfig,
+    List<Tool>? tools,
+    ToolConfig? toolConfig,
+  }) async {
+    final response = await _client.makeRequest(_taskUri(Task.countTokens), {
+      'generateContentRequest': _generateContentRequest(
+        contents,
+        safetySettings: safetySettings,
+        generationConfig: generationConfig,
+        tools: tools,
+        toolConfig: toolConfig,
+      )
+    });
     return parseCountTokensResponse(response);
   }
 
@@ -307,6 +306,31 @@ final class GenerativeModel {
         _taskUri(Task.batchEmbedContents), parameters);
     return parseBatchEmbedContentsResponse(response);
   }
+
+  Map<String, Object?> _generateContentRequest(
+    Iterable<Content> contents, {
+    List<SafetySetting>? safetySettings,
+    GenerationConfig? generationConfig,
+    List<Tool>? tools,
+    ToolConfig? toolConfig,
+  }) {
+    safetySettings ??= _safetySettings;
+    generationConfig ??= _generationConfig;
+    tools ??= _tools;
+    toolConfig ??= _toolConfig;
+    return {
+      'model': '${_model.prefix}/${_model.name}',
+      'contents': contents.map((c) => c.toJson()).toList(),
+      if (safetySettings.isNotEmpty)
+        'safetySettings': safetySettings.map((s) => s.toJson()).toList(),
+      if (generationConfig != null)
+        'generationConfig': generationConfig.toJson(),
+      if (tools != null) 'tools': tools.map((t) => t.toJson()).toList(),
+      if (toolConfig != null) 'toolConfig': toolConfig.toJson(),
+      if (_systemInstruction case final systemInstruction?)
+        'systemInstruction': systemInstruction.toJson(),
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 /// Creates a model with an overridden [ApiClient] for testing.
diff --git a/pkgs/google_generative_ai/test/generative_model_test.dart b/pkgs/google_generative_ai/test/generative_model_test.dart
index a3acc3d..3a58b3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/google_generative_ai/test/generative_model_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/google_generative_ai/test/generative_model_test.dart
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void main() {
               ),
             );
             expect(request, {
+              'model': 'models/$defaultModelName',
               'contents': [
                 {
                   'role': 'user',
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ void main() {
               ),
             );
             expect(request, {
+              'model': 'models/$defaultModelName',
               'contents': [
                 {
                   'role': 'user',
@@ -415,20 +417,89 @@ void main() {
               ),
             );
             expect(request, {
-              'contents': [
-                {
-                  'role': 'user',
-                  'parts': [
-                    {'text': prompt},
-                  ],
-                },
-              ],
+              'generateContentRequest': {
+                'model': 'models/$defaultModelName',
+                'contents': [
+                  {
+                    'role': 'user',
+                    'parts': [
+                      {'text': prompt},
+                    ],
+                  },
+                ],
+              }
             });
           },
           response: {'totalTokens': 2},
         );
         expect(response, matchesCountTokensResponse(CountTokensResponse(2)));
       });
+
+      test('can override GenerateContentRequest fields', () async {
+        final (client, model) = createModel();
+        final prompt = 'Some prompt';
+        await client.checkRequest(
+          response: {'totalTokens': 100},
+          () => model.countTokens(
+            [Content.text(prompt)],
+            safetySettings: [
+              SafetySetting(
+                HarmCategory.dangerousContent,
+                HarmBlockThreshold.high,
+              ),
+            ],
+            generationConfig: GenerationConfig(stopSequences: ['a']),
+            tools: [
+              Tool(functionDeclarations: [
+                FunctionDeclaration(
+                  'someFunction',
+                  'Some cool function.',
+                  Schema(SchemaType.string, description: 'Some parameter.'),
+                ),
+              ]),
+            ],
+            toolConfig: ToolConfig(
+              functionCallingConfig: FunctionCallingConfig(
+                mode: FunctionCallingMode.any,
+                allowedFunctionNames: {'someFunction'},
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+          verifyRequest: (_, countTokensRequest) {
+            final request = countTokensRequest['generateContentRequest']
+                as Map<String, Object?>;
+            expect(request['safetySettings'], [
+              {
+                'category': 'HARM_CATEGORY_DANGEROUS_CONTENT',
+                'threshold': 'BLOCK_ONLY_HIGH',
+              },
+            ]);
+            expect(request['generationConfig'], {
+              'stopSequences': ['a'],
+            });
+            expect(request['tools'], [
+              {
+                'functionDeclarations': [
+                  {
+                    'name': 'someFunction',
+                    'description': 'Some cool function.',
+                    'parameters': {
+                      'type': 'STRING',
+                      'description': 'Some parameter.',
+                    },
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            ]);
+            expect(request['toolConfig'], {
+              'functionCallingConfig': {
+                'mode': 'ANY',
+                'allowedFunctionNames': ['someFunction'],
+              },
+            });
+          },
+        );
+      });
     });
 
     group('embed content', () {
diff --git a/samples/dart/bin/simple_text.dart b/samples/dart/bin/simple_text.dart
index 4be105f..558355a 100644
--- a/samples/dart/bin/simple_text.dart
+++ b/samples/dart/bin/simple_text.dart
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ void main() async {
     stderr.writeln(r'No $GOOGLE_API_KEY environment variable');
     exit(1);
   }
-  final model = GenerativeModel(model: 'gemini-pro', apiKey: apiKey);
+  final model = GenerativeModel(
+      model: 'gemini-pro',
+      apiKey: apiKey,
+      safetySettings: [
+        SafetySetting(HarmCategory.dangerousContent, HarmBlockThreshold.high)
+      ],
+      generationConfig: GenerationConfig(maxOutputTokens: 200));
   final prompt = 'Write a story about a magic backpack.';
   print('Prompt: $prompt');
   final content = [Content.text(prompt)];