Qwen 3.8 27B is excellent, but it defaults to wildly overthinking things
The powerful Qwen 3.8 27B model defaults to its highest reasoning effort level, making even simple tasks extremely time-consuming.
Simon Willison · Aug 17, 2026
The powerful Qwen 3.8 27B model defaults to its highest reasoning effort level, making even simple tasks extremely time-consuming.
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