Claude Can Diagnose Open-Source Model Reasoning Flaws Hidden From Users

ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-07-30

When switching between closed and open-source models, the author notes that open-source models like Qwen and Gemma often get stuck in endless loops during RL training and hide their thinking traces.

Interestingly, if you provide these hidden thinking traces to Claude Code, it can accurately critique them, identify inefficiencies, and even help optimize the prompts.

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