GPT 5.6 Becomes More Casual in Chat, Opus 5 Can Feel Testy
dreamwieber · x · 2026-07-25
A user observed that GPT 5.5 and 5.6 have quietly become much better and more casual conversationally. While Opus 5 is wonderful in Claude Code, it can sometimes feel quickly bothered and unnecessarily critical in the web interface.
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