Qwen Reasoning Intensity Test: 'xhigh' Mode Generates Massive Thought Tokens
SarcasticBaka · reddit · 2026-08-15
User testing Qwen3.8-27B (UD-Q4KXL quantization) observed a drastic increase in thought tokens when switching reasoning effort from 'medium' to 'xhigh'. In prompts to generate HTML games, 'medium' produced only a few thousand tokens, while 'xhigh' generated at least 15k, peaking at 40k for a Pacman example. The user questions if this behavior is expected.
More from Models
- Code World Model moves beyond static code prediction with internal world models — bendee983 · 2026-08-15
- Uncensored Qwen 3.8 27B 'Heretic' Released, Claimed Opus 4.6-Level — Temporary_Idea8880 · 2026-08-15
- Qwen 3.8 Now Available on Bittensor Subnet 95 — markjeffrey · 2026-08-15
- Open Source LFM 2.5-2.6B Model Crashes Under 4.3B Token Load — maximelabonne · 2026-08-15
- H3 Model Impresses with Text Handling, JSON Prompting on the Rise — techhalla · 2026-08-15
- Grok 4.6 now available in GitHub Copilot — intellectronica · 2026-08-15