Claude Opus Extreme Test: Zooming to Atomic Level Burns $33.78 in One Prompt

arena · x · 2026-08-01

petergostev shared an extreme visual reasoning test for Claude Opus, asking the model to zoom into a phone screen 10 layers down to the atomic level. With reasoning set to 'Max', the single generation consumed a staggering $33.78 in API costs via Agent Arena. He previously conducted a similar test zooming into an ice cube down to atoms.

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