DeepSeek Model Accused of Overthinking, Devs Seek Inference Length Limits
youcloudsofdoom · reddit · 2026-08-03
A developer reported that the DeepSeek model (ds4 flash 0731) suffers from a severe "overthinking" issue during inference. The poster is looking for a more robust solution than simply capping output tokens, exploring whether a 'thinking cap' can be built using Llama parameter tweaks or system prompting techniques.
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