Gemma 4's Hidden Superpower: Why Built-in Thinking Tokens Change Everything for Evaluation Tasks
Gemma 4 introduces a feature known as thinking tokens, which enhances its evaluation capabilities. These tokens allow the model to internally reason through multiple criteria before generating a response. This results in more nuanced feedback, particularly useful for tasks like evaluating interview answers.
- ▪Thinking tokens enable Gemma 4 to perform internal reasoning during evaluations.
- ▪The model can systematically assess multiple criteria before providing feedback.
- ▪This feature improves the quality of evaluations, making them feel more like expert feedback.
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