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title: "Does asking DeepSeek R1 for a final answer change its response?"  
description: "Does asking DeepSeek R1 for a final answer change its response?"  
author: "Kacper Jankowski"  
published: 2026-10-22  
updated: 2026-10-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162800/does-asking-deepseek-r1-for-a-final-answer-change-its-response  
category: "DeepSeek"  
tags: ["DeepSeek", "DeepSeek-R1", "Prompting", "reasoning models"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Does asking DeepSeek R1 for a final answer change its response?

I sometimes want DeepSeek R1 to give me a short result without a long explanation, especially for routine questions. When I ask for “final answer only,” I’m not sure whether that changes how the model responds or simply leaves out the reasoning I would otherwise see.

For people who use R1 regularly, does requesting a **concise final answer** make the output more direct without hurting accuracy? I’m curious about your experience with [everyday questions](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4414/8-everyday-questions-parents-should-ask-their-child) as well as tasks that need a bit of reasoning.


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Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162800/does-asking-deepseek-r1-for-a-final-answer-change-its-response

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