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OpenAI's "Extended Thinking" Feature Improves Logic, But Users Struggle with Friction

A Reddit user has observed that OpenAI's "extended thinking" feature significantly improves outputs for tasks involving code and multi-step logic, catching errors that standard processing misses. However, many users reportedly disable or ignore this feature due to its discoverability and friction issues, as it resets with each new chat and prompt. To address this, the user developed a Chrome extension called ThinkMode+ that automatically enables extended thinking. AI

IMPACT Highlights a potential usability issue with advanced AI features, suggesting improvements in user interface could increase adoption and effectiveness.

RANK_REASON User-generated commentary and informal testing about a feature of an existing product.

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OpenAI's "Extended Thinking" Feature Improves Logic, But Users Struggle with Friction

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Thick_Pen_8030 ·

    Extended thinking gives noticeably better outputs. So why does everyone turn it off?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I ran informal tests for 3 weeks comparing outputs with and without extended thinking on.</p> <p>The gap isn't subtle:</p> <ul> <li>Code with edge cases: thinking on catches failures thinking off misses</li> <li>Multi-step logic: thinking on rout…