Qwen 3.8 uses preserve thinking; author argues context cost is massive and benefits are minimal
Read the original at www.reddit.com→Let's take a break from all the engine, model and speed posts and discuss something else: Qwen 3.8 likes to think. A lot. We all know that, and the context cost you pay for that is MASSIVE when you enable preserve...
Original headline: "preserve_thinking off is FINE"
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- Nov 3, 13:07 UTC r/LocalLLaMA lead source preserve_thinking off is FINE