Opus 4.8 Hides Its Thinking Process
crzDiego · reddit · 2026-07-11
A Reddit user asked: Why doesn't cowork mode show the thinking process in Opus 4.8.
The post details that:
- Screenshots reveal that under Opus 4.8 and cowork mode, the reasoning steps are hidden, unlike with Sonnet.
- The user is unsure if the model is actually reasoning, but notes the answers are "pretty good," while feeling it might have missed recently discussed details.
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