Is More Reasoning Better? High Compute May Cause Repetitive Loops
CoVegGirl · reddit · 2026-08-12
A Reddit user questions whether setting LLM reasoning levels to the maximum (max/xhigh) always yields better results. The poster observes that high reasoning settings not only consume massive tokens but also cause the model to loop over the exact same logic repeatedly. This sparks a discussion on whether high reasoning compute genuinely improves outcomes or merely inflates costs.
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