Explain how LLMs represent chain-of-thought reasoning
Session from pi-mono-sessions on Hugging Face by thomasmustier · MIT · condensed by Coders Talk
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GOAL
The developer wanted to understand how different LLMs signal their internal reasoning, specifically whether they use <thinking> tags.
- +0Prompt · +0How do LLMs indicate they're thinking? do they use <thinking>?
- +0mAgent did · +0mExplained that LLMs use Chain-of-Thought reasoning, with some models like Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek-R1 using tag-based formats such as <thought> or <thinking>, noting visibility depends on the interface.
- +0mOutcome · +0mDeveloper received an explanation of tag-based chain-of-thought conventions across different LLMs.
VERDICT
This was just a quick informational question, not a coding task, so there's not much to correct here. If I asked again I'd probably ask for a comparison table of models and their exact tag conventions to save follow-up questions.