Opus 5.5 Praised as Biggest Leap Since 4.6 for Finding Weeks-Old Bugs
Early users praise Opus 5.5 as the biggest upgrade since 4.6: one developer credits it with finding bugs other models missed for weeks, though some worry Anthropic may ship a strong version first and degrade it later.
2026-09-23 ~ 2026-09-23 · 3 related posts
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