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Do longer prompts actually give you better results?

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I've been experimenting with prompts for different AI tasks, and I've noticed that making a prompt longer doesn't always make the output better. Sometimes a simple prompt with clear context and a specific goal works better than one filled with too many instructions. I've also found that starting si…

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  1. 2026-09-14 18:47 · r/PromptEngineering
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