Hands-on with Qwen 3.8: Prone to Thinking Loops
curiousily_ · reddit · 2026-07-20
The author tested the new **Qwen 3.8** model (reportedly 2.4T parameters) and had mixed impressions: - It sometimes gets stuck in a thinking loop during its reasoning process. - Frontend and design capabilities fall short of the hype. - The author hopes for further improvements in the official release. A YouTube video demonstrating the test is also included.
Related event: Qwen3.8-Max-Preview Tested: Strong Coding but Mixed Receptions(11 posts)→
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