Why does Opus 5 feel worse to work with?
Why CEREBRO kept it
Claude Opus usability and quality critique
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Why does Opus 5 feel worse to work with? In my opinion and that of the colleagues I've spoken with, working with Opus 5 feels like a downgrade compared to Opus 4.7, Opus 4.8, and Fable. I'm not claiming a step backwards in capabilities – it is a more capable model than Opus 4.7 and Opus 4.8 and even rivals Fable in benchmarks, yet these other models feel better to work with. I believe this is because they: - stop and ask questions if my intent was unclear, - don't make assumptions without checking, - and don't reinterpret or update my plans without asking. Because of this, they don't require t
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Opus 5 has regressed—slower, more obtuse explanations, excessive commenting—and can 'cheat' by using old cached data instead of running actual computations.
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