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Understand what 'reasoning models' do differently and when to use them.
Reasoning models like OpenAI's o-series and DeepSeek's R1 'think' before answering — they generate hidden reasoning, then the answer. They're slower but way better at math, code, and logic.
Take a hard logic puzzle. Try it with a regular model and a reasoning model. Time both. Note the quality difference vs the time difference.
Reasoning models like OpenAI's o1, o3, or Claude with extended thinking spend extra inference time generating internal chain-of-thought before answering. They're slower and more expensive — but on math, code, and logic tasks they crush regular models.
Take a hard math or logic puzzle. Run it on GPT-4 and on o1 or Claude with extended thinking. Compare.
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