# Early Stopping in Large Reasoning Models: A Survey and Empirical Audit of Efficiency and Reliability

**Published:** November 3, 2026
**Author:** Quang Hung Nguyen, Hanh Nguyen, Thanh Tam Nguyen, Quoc Viet Hung Nguyen, Trinh Pham, Thanh Trung Huynh
**Source:** arXiv — cs.AI
**Language:** en-US
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arXiv:2611.00166v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large reasoning models can improve accuracy by generating longer reasoning traces, but some of this computation may be unnecessary. Early-stopping methods aim to stop once enough reasoning is available to answer. Evaluating these…

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