Is output_type the same when set in .run() as when set in the Agent?

[YanSte]

Question

Hi Pydantic AI,

Simple question, Is output_type the same when set in .run() as when set in the Agent?

Because they is not mention in the documentation.

Additional Context

result = await agent.run(
...
output_type=Response,
)

# And

Agent(
...
output_type=Response,
)

[DouweM]

@YanSte Yep, it behaves the same, the API docs explain it like so:

Custom output type to use for this run, output_type may only be used if the agent has no output validators since output validators would expect an argument that matches the agent's output type.

[YanSte]

Thanks @DouweM