Qwen's Classic Overthinking: A Wall of Text Before a Simple 'Ok'
julianharris · x · 2026-09-21
Julian Harris shares a screenshot of a classic Qwen overthinking moment: the model generated a large block of preparatory text before responding to a prompt that only needed a simple "ok". A light but relatable observation about verbose reasoning behavior in Qwen models.
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