What reasoning model are you actually running in production?
Summary
A practitioner seeks real-world feedback on reasoning models like o3, Claude extended thinking, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Ring 2.6 1T for production agent tasks, questioning the practical performance of Ring's dual-reasoning-effort modes versus benchmarks.
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