Speculation: Opus 5 verbosity linked to watermarking detection
cool_architect · reddit · 2026-08-23
Users noticed Opus 5 has become noticeably more verbose and speculate it might be related to the new watermarking/SynthID feature. Statistical watermarking likely requires more tokens for reliable detection, so increasing response length could be a strategy to ensure consistent signals.
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