An AI model better at step-by-step problem solving and planning.
A reasoning model is the student who never buzzes in early. It scribbles on scratch paper first, then answers.
It helps with math, code, and plans. It is often slower and pricier, so bring patience.
Chain-of-thought
Chain-of-thought is a common way a Reasoning Model works through steps.
LLM
A Reasoning Model is an LLM branch tuned for complex reasoning.
Agent
An Agent can call a Reasoning Model to plan and make decisions.
Inference
Inference is the run time stage where a Reasoning Model does its reasoning.