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Sep 13, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Trace as State: Simple Inference-Time Scaling Lifts DeepSeek V4 Pro 29%→82%

Z.ai and Tsinghua's Tang Jie propose Trace as State, a training-free inference-time scaling method that places reasoning traces before long context, achieving 26 out of 27 wins across models and benchmarks, boosting DeepSeek V4 Pro from 29.2% to 81.8% and GLM-5.2 to 100% on GraphWalks Parents.