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Reasoning models and when to use them: the hype is ahead of the practice

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Reasoning models like OpenAI's o3 and Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking have captured attention by visibly "thinking through" problems before answering. The consensus says to use them everywhere you need accuracy, but that prescription is wrong in ways that will cost you money and slow your teams down.

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