diff --git a/tools/server/server-context.cpp b/tools/server/server-context.cpp
index 90898b5ec43..7ff23bcb5be 100644
--- a/tools/server/server-context.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server-context.cpp
@@ -1962,19 +1962,33 @@ struct server_context_impl {
 
                         if (!slot.can_split()) {
                             if (slot.task->n_tokens() > n_ubatch) {
-                                send_error(slot, "input is too large to process. increase the physical batch size", ERROR_TYPE_SERVER);
+                                send_error(slot,
+                                           string_format(
+                                               "input (%d tokens) is too large to process. increase the physical batch "
+                                               "size (current batch size: %d)",
+                                               slot.task->n_tokens(), n_ubatch),
+                                           ERROR_TYPE_SERVER);
                                 slot.release();
                                 continue;
                             }
 
                             if (slot.task->n_tokens() > slot.n_ctx) {
-                                send_error(slot, "input is larger than the max context size. skipping", ERROR_TYPE_EXCEED_CONTEXT_SIZE);
+                                send_error(
+                                    slot,
+                                    string_format(
+                                        "input (%d tokens) is larger than the max context size (%d tokens). skipping",
+                                        slot.task->n_tokens(), slot.n_ctx),
+                                    ERROR_TYPE_EXCEED_CONTEXT_SIZE);
                                 slot.release();
                                 continue;
                             }
                         } else {
                             if (slot.task->n_tokens() >= slot.n_ctx) {
-                                send_error(slot, "the request exceeds the available context size, try increasing it", ERROR_TYPE_EXCEED_CONTEXT_SIZE);
+                                send_error(slot,
+                                           string_format("request (%d tokens) exceeds the available context size (%d "
+                                                         "tokens), try increasing it",
+                                                         slot.task->n_tokens(), slot.n_ctx),
+                                           ERROR_TYPE_EXCEED_CONTEXT_SIZE);
                                 slot.release();
                                 continue;
                             }