Reasoning models and when to use them: the hype is ahead of the practice
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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The OpenAI model family: GPT, reasoning models, and when to use each
Cost, latency, and model selection tradeoffs
Step-by-step reasoning and chain of thought
Evaluating outputs: how do you know it works?
The Gemini model family: pro, flash, and when to use each
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