User reports Anthropic Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 feel like legitimate regressions
bindureddy · x · 2026-08-23
Users report that Anthropic's latest generation models, Opus 5 and Sonnet 5, feel like legitimate regressions. Issues include excessive spinning, higher costs, and a lack of noticeable quality gains. In contrast, the previous Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 4.6 are considered the best models currently available.
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