Kimi K3 Generates 32-Page Chain-of-Thought Reasoning Sequence
July 19, 2026
Kimi K3 produces extremely long-form Chain-of-Thought reasoning, evidenced by a 32-page reasoning trace for a subjective poetic selection task. Despite the high token count, the trace exhibited repetitive loops and logical dead ends characteristic of current reasoning-heavy models.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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researcherYou should analyze these extended reasoning traces to understand scaling behaviors and failure modes in long-context CoT.