exploration
15 minTesting Reasoning Capabilities
reasoning
chain-of-thought
system-2
Tools:Google AI Studio
Experiment with 'System 2' thinking (slow, deliberate reasoning) versus 'System 1' (fast, intuitive prediction) using thinking models.
Step 1 of 4
Setup Prompt
Select Gemini 2.5 Flash in AI Studio. Prepare a complex task, such as a math problem (e.g., 1324 x 324) or a logic puzzle.
Run without Reasoning
Run the prompt with default settings.
Run with Reasoning
Toggle Thinking mode to ON in the settings panel. Optionally adjust the 'Thinking budget' slider. Run the prompt again.
Compare
Click to expand the 'Thoughts' section in the output to see the step-by-step logic the model used before answering.