diff --git a/src/sampler/mirostat.rs b/src/sampler/mirostat.rs
index 02c3998b..5d0988e6 100644
--- a/src/sampler/mirostat.rs
+++ b/src/sampler/mirostat.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ pub struct MirostatParams {
     #[derivative(Default(value = "0.1"))]
     #[serde(alias = "learning_rate")]
     pub rate: f32,
-    #[derivative(Default(value = "128"))]
-    #[serde(default = "default_threshold")]
-    pub threshold: usize,
+    #[serde(default = "default_top_p")]
+    #[derivative(Default(value = "0.95"))]
+    pub top_p: f32,
 }
 
-fn default_threshold() -> usize {
-    MirostatParams::default().threshold
+fn default_top_p() -> f32 {
+    MirostatParams::default().top_p
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ pub struct MirostatSampler {
     pub state: MirostatState,
 }
 
-#[allow(unused)]
 impl MirostatSampler {
     pub fn new(params: MirostatParams) -> Self {
         let state = MirostatState {
@@ -40,30 +39,6 @@ impl MirostatSampler {
         };
         Self { params, state }
     }
-
-    fn estimate_s(&self, probs: &[f32]) -> f32 {
-        assert!(probs.len() >= self.params.threshold);
-        let mut num = 0.0;
-        let mut den = 0.0;
-        for i in 0..self.params.threshold {
-            if probs[i] < 0.0625 / probs.len() as f32 {
-                break;
-            }
-            let b = probs[i].ln() - probs[i + 1].ln();
-            let t = ((i + 2) as f32).ln() - ((i + 1) as f32).ln();
-            num += b * t;
-            den += t * t;
-        }
-        num / den
-    }
-
-    fn compute_k(&self, probs: &[f32], s: f32) -> usize {
-        let n = probs.len() as f32;
-        let tau = self.state.max_surprise;
-        let eps = s - 1.0;
-        let k = (eps * 2.0_f32.powf(tau) / (1.0 - n.powf(-eps))).powf(1.0 / s);
-        k.ceil().clamp(0.0, n - 1.0) as usize
-    }
 }
 
 impl Sampler for MirostatSampler {
@@ -72,63 +47,41 @@ impl Sampler for MirostatSampler {
     fn transform(&self, _output: &mut [f32]) {}
 
     fn sample(&mut self, probs: &[f32]) -> u16 {
-        // let sorted = probs
-        //     .iter()
-        //     .enumerate()
-        //     .sorted_unstable_by(|(_, x), (_, y)| x.total_cmp(y).reverse())
-        //     .scan((0, 0.0, 0.0), |(_, cum, _), (id, x)| {
-        //         *cum += x;
-        //         Some((id, *cum, *x))
-        //     })
-        //     .collect_vec();
-        // let sorted_probs = sorted.iter().map(|x| x.2).collect_vec();
-
-        // let s = self.estimate_s(&sorted_probs);
-        // let k = self.compute_k(&sorted_probs, s);
-
-        // let sum = sorted.get(k).map(|&(_, cum, _)| cum).unwrap_or_default();
-        // let rand = fastrand::f32() * sum;
-        // let (token, _, prob) = sorted
-        //     .into_iter()
-        //     .find_or_first(|&(_, cum, _)| rand <= cum)
-        //     .unwrap_or_default();
-
-        // let token_surprise = (1.0 / prob).log2();
-        // let error_surprise = token_surprise - self.params.tau;
-        // self.state.max_surprise -= self.params.rate * error_surprise;
+        let MirostatSampler { params, state } = self;
 
         // sort the surprise values and truncate
         let sorted = probs
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .sorted_unstable_by(|(_, x), (_, y)| x.total_cmp(y).reverse());
-        let k = sorted
-            .clone()
-            .find_position(|&(_, x)| -x.log2() > self.state.max_surprise)
-            .map(|(k, _)| k + 1)
-            .unwrap_or(probs.len());
-        let sorted = sorted.take(k).collect_vec();
-
-        // normalize the probs
-        let sum: f32 = sorted.iter().map(|&(_, x)| x).sum();
-        let sorted = sorted
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|(id, x)| (id, x / sum))
+            .sorted_unstable_by(|(_, x), (_, y)| x.total_cmp(y).reverse())
             .scan((0, 0.0, 0.0), |(_, cum, _), (id, x)| {
-                *cum += x;
-                Some((id, *cum, x))
+                if *cum > params.top_p {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    *cum += x;
+                    Some((id, *cum, *x))
+                }
             })
             .collect_vec();
+        let k = sorted
+            .iter()
+            .find_position(|&(_, _, x)| -x.log2() > state.max_surprise)
+            .map(|(k, _)| k + 1)
+            .unwrap_or(sorted.len());
+        let sorted = sorted.into_iter().take(k).collect_vec();
 
-        let rand = fastrand::f32();
+        // normalize the probs
+        let sum = sorted.last().map(|(_, x, _)| *x).unwrap();
+        let rand = fastrand::f32() * sum;
         let (token, _, prob) = sorted
             .into_iter()
             .find_or_first(|&(_, cum, _)| rand <= cum)
             .unwrap();
 
-        let token_surprise = -prob.log2();
-        let error_surprise = token_surprise - self.params.tau;
-        self.state.max_surprise -= self.params.rate * error_surprise;
+        let token_surprise = sum.log2() - prob.log2();
+        let error_surprise = token_surprise - params.tau;
+        state.max_surprise -= params.rate * error_surprise;
+        state.max_surprise = state.max_surprise.min(4.0 * params.tau);
 
         token as u16
     }