diff --git a/mem0/llms/anthropic.py b/mem0/llms/anthropic.py
index 3b6d7723a..e0e083464 100644
--- a/mem0/llms/anthropic.py
+++ b/mem0/llms/anthropic.py
@@ -149,4 +149,11 @@ class AnthropicLLM(LLMBase):
                 elif block.type == "tool_use":
                     result["tool_calls"].append({"name": block.name, "arguments": block.input})
             return result
-        return response.content[0].text
+
+        # Thinking-enabled responses put a thinking block before the text
+        # block, and a response can carry no text block at all, so find the
+        # text block like the tools branch above instead of indexing content[0].
+        for block in response.content:
+            if block.type == "text":
+                return block.text
+        return ""
diff --git a/tests/llms/test_anthropic.py b/tests/llms/test_anthropic.py
index fd20326c4..1dac26073 100644
--- a/tests/llms/test_anthropic.py
+++ b/tests/llms/test_anthropic.py
@@ -166,6 +166,56 @@ def test_enable_sampling_parameters_for_current_models(mock_anthropic_client, mo
     assert ("temperature" in call_kwargs) is expected
 
 
+def test_generate_response_returns_text_when_thinking_block_precedes_it(mock_anthropic_client):
+    """Extended thinking responses put a thinking block before the text block; parsing must skip it."""
+    config = AnthropicConfig(model="claude-opus-4-6", api_key="test-key")
+    llm = AnthropicLLM(config)
+
+    thinking_block = Mock(spec=["type", "thinking", "signature"])
+    thinking_block.type = "thinking"
+    text_block = Mock(spec=["type", "text"])
+    text_block.type = "text"
+    text_block.text = "The answer"
+
+    mock_response = Mock()
+    mock_response.content = [thinking_block, text_block]
+    mock_anthropic_client.messages.create.return_value = mock_response
+
+    result = llm.generate_response([{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])
+
+    assert result == "The answer"
+
+
+def test_generate_response_returns_empty_string_on_empty_content(mock_anthropic_client):
+    """A response with no content blocks must return "" instead of raising IndexError."""
+    config = AnthropicConfig(model="claude-opus-4-6", api_key="test-key")
+    llm = AnthropicLLM(config)
+
+    mock_response = Mock()
+    mock_response.content = []
+    mock_anthropic_client.messages.create.return_value = mock_response
+
+    result = llm.generate_response([{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])
+
+    assert result == ""
+
+
+def test_generate_response_returns_text_for_plain_text_response(mock_anthropic_client):
+    """Regular single-text-block responses keep returning the text unchanged."""
+    config = AnthropicConfig(model="claude-opus-4-6", api_key="test-key")
+    llm = AnthropicLLM(config)
+
+    text_block = Mock(spec=["type", "text"])
+    text_block.type = "text"
+    text_block.text = "Hello!"
+
+    mock_response = Mock()
+    mock_response.content = [text_block]
+    mock_anthropic_client.messages.create.return_value = mock_response
+
+    assert llm.generate_response([{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}]) == "Hello!"
+
+
 def test_enable_sampling_parameters_respects_explicit_override(mock_anthropic_client):
     config = AnthropicConfig(
         model="claude-opus-4-6",