Heavy user complains: Opus 5 and Fable 5 experience has regressed significantly
madscene · reddit · 2026-08-17
A long-time heavy Claude user (Max plan) complains about a severe degradation in Opus 5 and Fable 5. Key issues include:
- Weird Jargon: The model frequently uses terms like "chips" to refer to UI elements (tags, slices of work) that the user never used.
- Confusing Shorthand: Instead of clear English, it uses shorthand like "server repoint" which obscures the context.
- Endless "Untouched" Lists: It constantly lists issues it "found but didn't touch" (even trivial CSS or issues it caused itself), turning simple tasks into massive projects.
The author states this communication pattern drove him to switch to Codex and threatens to downgrade or cancel if not fixed, suspecting the models were "lobotomized".
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