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Unfortunately no word on "Thinking Mini" getting fixed. Before GPT-5 was released it used to be a perfect compromise between a "dumb" non-Thinking model and a
by Someone1234 11mo ago
Unfortunately no word on "Thinking Mini" getting fixed.
Before GPT-5 was released it used to be a perfect compromise between a "dumb" non-Thinking model and a SLOW Thinking model. However, something went badly wrong within the GPT-5 release cycle, and today it is exactly the same speed (or SLOWER) than their Thinking model even with Extended Thinking enabled, making it completely pointless.
In essence Thinking Mini exists because it is faster than Thinking, but smarter than non-Thinking, but it is dumber than full-Thinking while not being faster.
- simonw 11mo agoWhich model are you talking about here?
- Someone1234 11mo agoThe one that I said in my comment, GPT-5 Thinking Mini.
- simonw 11mo agoI was confused when you said "Before GPT-5 was released it used to be a perfect compromise between a "dumb" non-Thinking model and a SLOW Thinking model" - so I guess you mean the difference between GPT-4o and o3 there?
- admdly 11mo agoIn my opinion I think it’s possible to infer by what has been said[1], and the lack of a 5.1 “Thinking mini” version, that it has been folded into 5.1 Instant with it now deciding when and how much to “think”. I also suspect 5.1 Thinking will be expected to dynamically adapt to fill in the role somewhat given the changes there. [1] “GPT‑5.1 Instant can use adaptive reasoning to decide when to *think before responding*”