User finds Qwen3.8-Flash-Next a big upgrade over DSV4 Flash, but complains it overthinks and burns tokens
rm-rf-rm · reddit · 2026-10-26
A Reddit user reports switching from DSV4 Flash 0731 to Qwen3.8-Flash-Next with noticeably better results, but criticizes its token inefficiency—frequent unnecessary deep thinking and information fetching make it feel slow. Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is said to address this overthinking tendency (likely RL'd to squeeze out benchmark points), and the author is asking for anecdotal or controlled comparisons before trying it.
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