diff --git a/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/mod.rs b/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/mod.rs
index 2c1d3cf..6f999c4 100644
--- a/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/mod.rs
@@ -166,14 +166,31 @@ fn validate_distribution(
         validate_probability(*probability, name)?;
     }
     let sum: f64 = probabilities.values().sum();
-    if (sum - 1.0).abs() > PROBABILITY_TOLERANCE {
+    if (sum - 1.0).abs() > distribution_tolerance(probabilities.len()) {
         return Err(Error::invalid_response(format!(
-            "{name} probabilities must sum to one"
+            "{name} probabilities must sum to one (sum {sum:.6} over {} options)",
+            probabilities.len()
         )));
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// How far a distribution's sum may stray from one.
+///
+/// Providers serialise each probability with a fixed number of decimals, so
+/// the rounding error grows with the number of options. Measured on the
+/// `OpenRouter` System One endpoint (2026-09): two decimals per option, and a
+/// 21-option Choice answered with probabilities summing to 0.99. The
+/// tolerance is therefore half a unit in the second decimal per option,
+/// floored at `PROBABILITY_TOLERANCE` so a two-option answer is held as
+/// tightly as before. It is a bound on rounding, not on the model: a
+/// distribution that is off by more than that is still rejected.
+fn distribution_tolerance(options: usize) -> f64 {
+    // A Choice holds at most 255 options, so the cast is exact.
+    let options = f64::from(u32::try_from(options).unwrap_or(u32::MAX));
+    PROBABILITY_TOLERANCE.max(options * 0.005)
+}
+
 fn validate_probability(value: f64, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
     if !value.is_finite() || !(0.0..=1.0).contains(&value) {
         return Err(Error::invalid_response(format!(
diff --git a/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/test.rs b/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/test.rs
index f69ce67..e151d20 100644
--- a/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/test.rs
+++ b/crates/tinyjevclient/src/response/test.rs
@@ -230,3 +230,20 @@ fn accepts_the_exact_score_rounding_boundary() {
     score.score = 0.05;
     boundary.validate_for(&request()).unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn many_option_distributions_tolerate_per_option_rounding() {
+    // 21 options rounded to two decimals summing to 0.99: what the OpenRouter
+    // endpoint answers. Rejected before the size-aware tolerance.
+    let mut probabilities = std::collections::BTreeMap::new();
+    for i in 0..20 {
+        probabilities.insert(format!("o{i}"), 0.04);
+    }
+    probabilities.insert("o20".to_owned(), 0.19);
+    assert!((probabilities.values().sum::<f64>() - 0.99).abs() < 1e-9);
+    assert!(validate_distribution(&probabilities, "choice").is_ok());
+
+    // Two options are still held tightly.
+    let two = std::collections::BTreeMap::from([("a".to_owned(), 0.6), ("b".to_owned(), 0.39)]);
+    assert!(validate_distribution(&two, "choice").is_err());
+}