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Reasoning Model

An AI model specifically trained to spend extra computation "thinking" through a problem step by step before answering, improving accuracy on hard logic, maths, or coding tasks.

These models trade speed for accuracy — they take noticeably longer to respond than a standard model, but perform much better on problems that need multi-step reasoning.
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