Unpopular opinion : Qwen 3.8 27b is not an overthinker
Summary
The article argues that Qwen 3.8 27b's increased reasoning token usage is similar to other Chinese AI models like GLM and DeepSeek, with user frustration stemming from hardware limitations. It suggests using a reasoning budget can maintain performance over Qwen 3.6.
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