diff --git a/llms/googleai/googleai_llm.go b/llms/googleai/googleai_llm.go
index 5faaea717..048c37a31 100644
--- a/llms/googleai/googleai_llm.go
+++ b/llms/googleai/googleai_llm.go
@@ -74,17 +74,19 @@ func (g *GoogleAI) GenerateContent(ctx context.Context, messages []llms.MessageC
 	}
 
 	opts := llms.CallOptions{
-		Model:       g.opts.defaultModel,
-		MaxTokens:   g.opts.defaultMaxTokens,
-		Temperature: g.opts.defaultTemperature,
-		TopP:        g.opts.defaultTopP,
-		TopK:        g.opts.defaultTopK,
+		Model:          g.opts.defaultModel,
+		CandidateCount: g.opts.defaultCandidateCount,
+		MaxTokens:      g.opts.defaultMaxTokens,
+		Temperature:    g.opts.defaultTemperature,
+		TopP:           g.opts.defaultTopP,
+		TopK:           g.opts.defaultTopK,
 	}
 	for _, opt := range options {
 		opt(&opts)
 	}
 
 	model := g.client.GenerativeModel(opts.Model)
+	model.SetCandidateCount(int32(opts.CandidateCount))
 	model.SetMaxOutputTokens(int32(opts.MaxTokens))
 	model.SetTemperature(float32(opts.Temperature))
 	model.SetTopP(float32(opts.TopP))
diff --git a/llms/googleai/googleai_llm_test.go b/llms/googleai/googleai_llm_test.go
index 5c79cb267..4e3a48b25 100644
--- a/llms/googleai/googleai_llm_test.go
+++ b/llms/googleai/googleai_llm_test.go
@@ -148,6 +148,31 @@ func TestEmbeddings(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, res[1])
 }
 
+func TestCandidateCountSetting(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	llm := newClient(t)
+
+	parts := []llms.ContentPart{
+		llms.TextContent{Text: "Name five countries in Africa"},
+	}
+	content := []llms.MessageContent{
+		{
+			Role:  schema.ChatMessageTypeHuman,
+			Parts: parts,
+		},
+	}
+
+	{
+		rsp, err := llm.GenerateContent(context.Background(), content,
+			llms.WithCandidateCount(1), llms.WithTemperature(1))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Len(t, rsp.Choices, 1)
+	}
+
+	// TODO: test multiple candidates when the backend supports it
+}
+
 func TestMaxTokensSetting(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	llm := newClient(t)
diff --git a/llms/googleai/googleai_option.go b/llms/googleai/googleai_option.go
index 300b6a811..66704ea7a 100644
--- a/llms/googleai/googleai_option.go
+++ b/llms/googleai/googleai_option.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ type options struct {
 	apiKey                string
 	defaultModel          string
 	defaultEmbeddingModel string
+	defaultCandidateCount int
 	defaultMaxTokens      int
 	defaultTemperature    float64
 	defaultTopK           int
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ func defaultOptions() options {
 		apiKey:                "",
 		defaultModel:          "gemini-pro",
 		defaultEmbeddingModel: "embedding-001",
+		defaultCandidateCount: 1,
 		defaultMaxTokens:      256,
 		defaultTemperature:    0.5,
 		defaultTopK:           3,
diff --git a/llms/options.go b/llms/options.go
index 9a626f163..9d8173f59 100644
--- a/llms/options.go
+++ b/llms/options.go
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ import "context"
 // CallOption is a function that configures a CallOptions.
 type CallOption func(*CallOptions)
 
-// CallOptions is a set of options for calling models.
+// CallOptions is a set of options for calling models. Not all models support
+// all options.
 type CallOptions struct {
 	// Model is the model to use.
 	Model string `json:"model"`
+	// CandidateCount is the number of response candidates to generate.
+	CandidateCount int `json:"candidate_count"`
 	// MaxTokens is the maximum number of tokens to generate.
 	MaxTokens int `json:"max_tokens"`
 	// Temperature is the temperature for sampling, between 0 and 1.
@@ -80,6 +83,13 @@ func WithMaxTokens(maxTokens int) CallOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithCandidateCount specifies the number of response candidates to generate.
+func WithCandidateCount(c int) CallOption {
+	return func(o *CallOptions) {
+		o.CandidateCount = c
+	}
+}
+
 // WithTemperature specifies the model temperature, a hyperparameter that
 // regulates the randomness, or creativity, of the AI's responses.
 func WithTemperature(temperature float64) CallOption {