User Finds Claude Opus Overly Verbose, Switches to Sonnet for Better Focus
brandon_galang · x · 2026-07-29
A developer switching from GPT to Claude shared initial impressions, noting that Claude Opus tends to generate overwhelmingly long responses. Even when explicitly prompted for brevity, the model still produced massive outputs.
After switching to Claude Sonnet, the user experienced an immediate improvement in conciseness. They plan to continue using Opus as a sub-agent while testing Sonnet as the primary agent for fresh projects.
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