diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/factory.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/factory.rs
index 1ac2232b6..042653a1b 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/factory.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/factory.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
-use crate::reasoning_parser::parsers::BaseReasoningParser;
+use crate::reasoning_parser::parsers::{
+    BaseReasoningParser, DeepSeekR1Parser, KimiParser, Qwen3Parser, QwenThinkingParser,
+};
 use crate::reasoning_parser::traits::{ParseError, ParserConfig, ReasoningParser};
 
 /// Type alias for parser creator functions.
@@ -82,53 +84,17 @@ impl ParserFactory {
             Box::new(BaseReasoningParser::new(ParserConfig::default()))
         });
 
-        // Register DeepSeek-R1 parser
-        registry.register_parser("deepseek_r1", || {
-            let config = ParserConfig {
-                think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
-                think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
-                force_reasoning: true,
-                stream_reasoning: true,
-                max_buffer_size: 65536,
-            };
-            Box::new(BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("deepseek_r1".to_string()))
-        });
+        // Register DeepSeek-R1 parser (starts with in_reasoning=true)
+        registry.register_parser("deepseek_r1", || Box::new(DeepSeekR1Parser::new()));
 
-        // Register Qwen3 parser
-        registry.register_parser("qwen3", || {
-            let config = ParserConfig {
-                think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
-                think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
-                force_reasoning: false,
-                stream_reasoning: true,
-                max_buffer_size: 65536,
-            };
-            Box::new(BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("qwen3".to_string()))
-        });
+        // Register Qwen3 parser (starts with in_reasoning=false)
+        registry.register_parser("qwen3", || Box::new(Qwen3Parser::new()));
 
-        // Register Qwen3-thinking parser (forced reasoning)
-        registry.register_parser("qwen3_thinking", || {
-            let config = ParserConfig {
-                think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
-                think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
-                force_reasoning: true,
-                stream_reasoning: true,
-                max_buffer_size: 65536,
-            };
-            Box::new(BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("qwen3_thinking".to_string()))
-        });
+        // Register Qwen3-thinking parser (starts with in_reasoning=true)
+        registry.register_parser("qwen3_thinking", || Box::new(QwenThinkingParser::new()));
 
-        // Register Kimi parser with Unicode tokens
-        registry.register_parser("kimi", || {
-            let config = ParserConfig {
-                think_start_token: "◁think▷".to_string(),
-                think_end_token: "◁/think▷".to_string(),
-                force_reasoning: false,
-                stream_reasoning: true,
-                max_buffer_size: 65536,
-            };
-            Box::new(BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("kimi".to_string()))
-        });
+        // Register Kimi parser with Unicode tokens (starts with in_reasoning=false)
+        registry.register_parser("kimi", || Box::new(KimiParser::new()));
 
         // Register model patterns
         registry.register_pattern("deepseek-r1", "deepseek_r1");
@@ -155,9 +121,9 @@ impl ParserFactory {
         let config = ParserConfig {
             think_start_token: "".to_string(),
             think_end_token: "".to_string(),
-            force_reasoning: false,
             stream_reasoning: true,
             max_buffer_size: 65536,
+            initial_in_reasoning: false,
         };
         Ok(Box::new(
             BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("passthrough".to_string()),
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/mod.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/mod.rs
index fd975a7bf..f566a5187 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/mod.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/mod.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ pub mod parsers;
 pub mod traits;
 
 pub use factory::{ParserFactory, ParserRegistry};
-pub use parsers::BaseReasoningParser;
-pub use traits::{ParseError, ParserResult, ReasoningParser};
+pub use parsers::{
+    BaseReasoningParser, DeepSeekR1Parser, KimiParser, Qwen3Parser, QwenThinkingParser,
+};
+pub use traits::{ParseError, ParserConfig, ParserResult, ReasoningParser};
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/base.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/base.rs
index 78743b13d..0fd2818b9 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/base.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/base.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct BaseReasoningParser {
 impl BaseReasoningParser {
     /// Create a new BaseReasoningParser with the given configuration.
     pub fn new(config: ParserConfig) -> Self {
-        let in_reasoning = config.force_reasoning;
+        let in_reasoning = config.initial_in_reasoning;
         Self {
             config,
             in_reasoning,
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl ReasoningParser for BaseReasoningParser {
     }
 
     fn reset(&mut self) {
-        self.in_reasoning = self.config.force_reasoning;
+        self.in_reasoning = self.config.initial_in_reasoning;
         self.buffer.clear();
         self.stripped_think_start = false;
     }
@@ -193,13 +193,16 @@ impl ReasoningParser for BaseReasoningParser {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
-    fn create_test_parser(force_reasoning: bool, stream_reasoning: bool) -> BaseReasoningParser {
+    fn create_test_parser(
+        initial_in_reasoning: bool,
+        stream_reasoning: bool,
+    ) -> BaseReasoningParser {
         let config = ParserConfig {
             think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
             think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
-            force_reasoning,
             stream_reasoning,
             max_buffer_size: 65536,
+            initial_in_reasoning,
         };
         BaseReasoningParser::new(config)
     }
@@ -265,7 +268,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_force_reasoning_mode() {
+    fn test_initial_in_reasoning_true() {
+        // Parser starts with in_reasoning=true (like DeepSeek-R1)
         let mut parser = create_test_parser(true, true);
         let result = parser
             .detect_and_parse_reasoning("no think tags here")
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/deepseek_r1.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/deepseek_r1.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62a7aadec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/deepseek_r1.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// DeepSeek-R1 specific reasoning parser.
+// This parser starts with in_reasoning=true, assuming all text is reasoning
+// until an end token is encountered.
+
+use crate::reasoning_parser::parsers::BaseReasoningParser;
+use crate::reasoning_parser::traits::{ParseError, ParserConfig, ParserResult, ReasoningParser};
+
+/// DeepSeek-R1 reasoning parser.
+///
+/// This parser assumes reasoning from the start of text (in_reasoning=true)
+/// and uses <think> and </think> tokens.
+pub struct DeepSeekR1Parser {
+    base: BaseReasoningParser,
+}
+
+impl DeepSeekR1Parser {
+    /// Create a new DeepSeek-R1 parser.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let config = ParserConfig {
+            think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
+            think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
+            stream_reasoning: true,
+            max_buffer_size: 65536,
+            initial_in_reasoning: true, // Always starts with reasoning
+        };
+
+        Self {
+            base: BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("deepseek_r1".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for DeepSeekR1Parser {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ReasoningParser for DeepSeekR1Parser {
+    fn detect_and_parse_reasoning(&mut self, text: &str) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.detect_and_parse_reasoning(text)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(
+        &mut self,
+        text: &str,
+    ) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(text)
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.base.reset()
+    }
+
+    fn model_type(&self) -> &str {
+        self.base.model_type()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deepseek_r1_initial_state() {
+        let mut parser = DeepSeekR1Parser::new();
+
+        // Should treat text as reasoning even without start token
+        let result = parser
+            .detect_and_parse_reasoning("This is reasoning content")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.normal_text, "");
+        assert_eq!(result.reasoning_text, "This is reasoning content");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deepseek_r1_with_end_token() {
+        let mut parser = DeepSeekR1Parser::new();
+
+        // Should extract reasoning until end token
+        let result = parser
+            .detect_and_parse_reasoning("reasoning content</think>normal content")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.normal_text, "normal content");
+        assert_eq!(result.reasoning_text, "reasoning content");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deepseek_r1_streaming() {
+        let mut parser = DeepSeekR1Parser::new();
+
+        // First chunk - all reasoning
+        let result1 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("thinking about")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result1.reasoning_text, "thinking about");
+        assert_eq!(result1.normal_text, "");
+
+        // Second chunk - ends reasoning
+        let result2 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(" the problem</think>answer")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result2.reasoning_text, "the problem"); // Text is trimmed
+        assert_eq!(result2.normal_text, "answer");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_model_type() {
+        let parser = DeepSeekR1Parser::new();
+        assert_eq!(parser.model_type(), "deepseek_r1");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/kimi.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/kimi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e11a5711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/kimi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// Kimi specific reasoning parser.
+// This parser uses Unicode tokens and starts with in_reasoning=false.
+
+use crate::reasoning_parser::parsers::BaseReasoningParser;
+use crate::reasoning_parser::traits::{ParseError, ParserConfig, ParserResult, ReasoningParser};
+
+/// Kimi reasoning parser.
+///
+/// This parser uses Unicode tokens (◁think▷ and ◁/think▷) and requires
+/// explicit start tokens to enter reasoning mode.
+pub struct KimiParser {
+    base: BaseReasoningParser,
+}
+
+impl KimiParser {
+    /// Create a new Kimi parser.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let config = ParserConfig {
+            think_start_token: "◁think▷".to_string(),
+            think_end_token: "◁/think▷".to_string(),
+            stream_reasoning: true,
+            max_buffer_size: 65536,
+            initial_in_reasoning: false, // Requires explicit start token
+        };
+
+        Self {
+            base: BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("kimi".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for KimiParser {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ReasoningParser for KimiParser {
+    fn detect_and_parse_reasoning(&mut self, text: &str) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.detect_and_parse_reasoning(text)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(
+        &mut self,
+        text: &str,
+    ) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(text)
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.base.reset()
+    }
+
+    fn model_type(&self) -> &str {
+        self.base.model_type()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_kimi_initial_state() {
+        let mut parser = KimiParser::new();
+
+        // Should NOT treat text as reasoning without start token
+        let result = parser
+            .detect_and_parse_reasoning("This is normal content")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.normal_text, "This is normal content");
+        assert_eq!(result.reasoning_text, "");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_kimi_with_unicode_tokens() {
+        let mut parser = KimiParser::new();
+
+        // Should extract reasoning with Unicode tokens
+        let result = parser
+            .detect_and_parse_reasoning("◁think▷reasoning content◁/think▷answer")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.normal_text, "answer");
+        assert_eq!(result.reasoning_text, "reasoning content");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_kimi_partial_unicode() {
+        let mut parser = KimiParser::new();
+
+        // Test partial Unicode token buffering
+        let result1 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("◁thi")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result1.normal_text, "");
+        assert_eq!(result1.reasoning_text, "");
+
+        // Complete the token
+        let result2 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("nk▷reasoning")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result2.normal_text, "");
+        assert_eq!(result2.reasoning_text, "reasoning");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_kimi_streaming() {
+        let mut parser = KimiParser::new();
+
+        // Normal text first
+        let result1 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("normal ")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result1.normal_text, "normal ");
+        assert_eq!(result1.reasoning_text, "");
+
+        // Enter reasoning with Unicode token
+        let result2 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("◁think▷thinking")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result2.normal_text, "");
+        assert_eq!(result2.reasoning_text, "thinking");
+
+        // Exit reasoning
+        let result3 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("◁/think▷answer")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result3.normal_text, "answer");
+        assert_eq!(result3.reasoning_text, ""); // Already returned in stream mode
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_model_type() {
+        let parser = KimiParser::new();
+        assert_eq!(parser.model_type(), "kimi");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/mod.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/mod.rs
index 64a00f864..7505a1da3 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/mod.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 pub mod base;
+pub mod deepseek_r1;
+pub mod kimi;
+pub mod qwen3;
 
 pub use base::BaseReasoningParser;
+pub use deepseek_r1::DeepSeekR1Parser;
+pub use kimi::KimiParser;
+pub use qwen3::{Qwen3Parser, QwenThinkingParser};
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/qwen3.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/qwen3.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c5ce9e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/parsers/qwen3.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// Qwen3 specific reasoning parser.
+// This parser starts with in_reasoning=false, requiring an explicit
+// start token to enter reasoning mode.
+
+use crate::reasoning_parser::parsers::BaseReasoningParser;
+use crate::reasoning_parser::traits::{ParseError, ParserConfig, ParserResult, ReasoningParser};
+
+/// Qwen3 reasoning parser.
+///
+/// This parser requires explicit <think> tokens to enter reasoning mode
+/// (in_reasoning=false initially).
+pub struct Qwen3Parser {
+    base: BaseReasoningParser,
+}
+
+impl Qwen3Parser {
+    /// Create a new Qwen3 parser.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let config = ParserConfig {
+            think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
+            think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
+            stream_reasoning: true,
+            max_buffer_size: 65536,
+            initial_in_reasoning: false, // Requires explicit start token
+        };
+
+        Self {
+            base: BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("qwen3".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Qwen3Parser {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ReasoningParser for Qwen3Parser {
+    fn detect_and_parse_reasoning(&mut self, text: &str) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.detect_and_parse_reasoning(text)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(
+        &mut self,
+        text: &str,
+    ) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(text)
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.base.reset()
+    }
+
+    fn model_type(&self) -> &str {
+        self.base.model_type()
+    }
+}
+
+/// QwenThinking parser - variant that assumes reasoning from start.
+///
+/// This is for qwen*thinking models that behave like DeepSeek-R1.
+pub struct QwenThinkingParser {
+    base: BaseReasoningParser,
+}
+
+impl QwenThinkingParser {
+    /// Create a new QwenThinking parser.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let config = ParserConfig {
+            think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
+            think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
+            stream_reasoning: true,
+            max_buffer_size: 65536,
+            initial_in_reasoning: true, // Assumes reasoning from start
+        };
+
+        Self {
+            base: BaseReasoningParser::new(config).with_model_type("qwen_thinking".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for QwenThinkingParser {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ReasoningParser for QwenThinkingParser {
+    fn detect_and_parse_reasoning(&mut self, text: &str) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.detect_and_parse_reasoning(text)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(
+        &mut self,
+        text: &str,
+    ) -> Result<ParserResult, ParseError> {
+        self.base.parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental(text)
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.base.reset()
+    }
+
+    fn model_type(&self) -> &str {
+        self.base.model_type()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_qwen3_initial_state() {
+        let mut parser = Qwen3Parser::new();
+
+        // Should NOT treat text as reasoning without start token
+        let result = parser
+            .detect_and_parse_reasoning("This is normal content")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.normal_text, "This is normal content");
+        assert_eq!(result.reasoning_text, "");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_qwen3_with_tokens() {
+        let mut parser = Qwen3Parser::new();
+
+        // Should extract reasoning with proper tokens
+        let result = parser
+            .detect_and_parse_reasoning("<think>reasoning</think>answer")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.normal_text, "answer");
+        assert_eq!(result.reasoning_text, "reasoning");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_qwen_thinking_initial_state() {
+        let mut parser = QwenThinkingParser::new();
+
+        // Should treat text as reasoning even without start token
+        let result = parser
+            .detect_and_parse_reasoning("This is reasoning content")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.normal_text, "");
+        assert_eq!(result.reasoning_text, "This is reasoning content");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_qwen3_streaming() {
+        let mut parser = Qwen3Parser::new();
+
+        // First chunk - normal text (no start token yet)
+        let result1 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("normal text ")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result1.normal_text, "normal text ");
+        assert_eq!(result1.reasoning_text, "");
+
+        // Second chunk - enters reasoning
+        let result2 = parser
+            .parse_reasoning_streaming_incremental("<think>reasoning")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result2.normal_text, "");
+        assert_eq!(result2.reasoning_text, "reasoning");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_model_types() {
+        let qwen3 = Qwen3Parser::new();
+        assert_eq!(qwen3.model_type(), "qwen3");
+
+        let qwen_thinking = QwenThinkingParser::new();
+        assert_eq!(qwen_thinking.model_type(), "qwen_thinking");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/traits.rs b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/traits.rs
index 672b76813..160fa51d9 100644
--- a/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/traits.rs
+++ b/sgl-router/src/reasoning_parser/traits.rs
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ pub struct ParserConfig {
     /// The token that marks the end of reasoning content.
     pub think_end_token: String,
 
-    /// Whether to force all text to be treated as reasoning.
-    pub force_reasoning: bool,
-
     /// Whether to stream reasoning content as it arrives.
     pub stream_reasoning: bool,
 
     /// Maximum buffer size in bytes.
     pub max_buffer_size: usize,
+
+    /// Initial state for in_reasoning flag (fixed per parser type).
+    pub initial_in_reasoning: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for ParserConfig {
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ impl Default for ParserConfig {
         Self {
             think_start_token: "<think>".to_string(),
             think_end_token: "</think>".to_string(),
-            force_reasoning: false,
             stream_reasoning: true,
-            max_buffer_size: 65536, // 64KB default
+            max_buffer_size: 65536,      // 64KB default
+            initial_in_reasoning: false, // Default to false (explicit reasoning)
         }
     }
 }