I've been using gemini-exp-1206 and I notice a lot of similarities to the new gemini-2.0-flash-exp: they're not that much actually smarter but they go out of th

I've been using gemini-exp-1206 and I notice a lot of similarities to the new gemini-2.0-flash-exp: they're not that much actually smarter but they go out of their way to convince you they are with overly verbose "reasoning" and explanations. The reasoning and explanations aren't necessarily wrong per se, but put them aside and focus on the actual logical reasoning steps and conclusions to your prompts and it's still very much a dumb model. The models do just fine on "work" but are terrible for "thinking". The verbosity of the explanations (and the sheer amount of praise the models like to give the prompter - I've never had my rear end kissed so much!) should lead one to beware any subjective reviews of their performance rather than objective reviews focusing solely on correct/incorrect.